Modelling extreme rainfall events in Kigali city using generalized Pareto distribution

E Singirankabo, E Iyamuremye - Meteorological Applications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme rain events have caused numerous issues and have had a significant impact on
agriculture, human activities, ecology, infrastructure, and casualties. The theory of extreme …

Quantitative analysis of the impacts of climate and land-cover changes on urban flood runoffs: a case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

P Mzava, P Valimba, J Nobert - Journal of Water and Climate …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Over the past half-century, the risk of urban flooding in Dar es Salaam has increased due to
changes in land cover coupled with climatic changes. This paper aimed to quantify the …

Trends in Extreme Precipitation Indices over Bhutan

T Lhamo, G Chen, S Dorji, TB Tamang, X Wang… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the changing climate, the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events are
increasing. Climate change is projected to increase both mean and extreme precipitation …

Patterns of dekadal rainfall variation over a selected region in Lake Victoria basin, Uganda

I Mugume, MDS Mesquita, C Basalirwa, Y Bamutaze… - Atmosphere, 2016 - mdpi.com
Understanding variations in rainfall in tropical regions is important due to its impacts on
water resources, health and agriculture. This study assessed the dekadal rainfall patterns …

[PDF][PDF] Non homogeneous poisson process modelling of seasonal extreme rainfall events in Tanzania

T Ngailo, N Shaban, J Reuder, E Rutalebwa… - Int. J. Sci …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Extreme rainfall events due to heavy rainfall can vary greatly. This variability can be
explained by different factors such as season of the year, temperature and local topography …

Factors that influence pastoralists' estimation of onset and cessation of rains in Rwenzori region in Western Uganda

MR Nkuba, R Chanda, G Mmopelwa, E Kato… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
There have been improvements in scientific forecast dissemination through radio, internet,
and mobile phones in Eastern and Southern Africa, however pastoralists remain unreached …

Stationary and nonstationary generalized extreme value models for monthly maximum rainfall in Sabah

AH Syafrina, A Norzaida, JJ Ain - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) model is the combination of three types of
distribution class namely Gumbel, Fréchet and Weibull distributions of the Extreme Value …

Frequentist and Bayesian Approaches in Modeling and Prediction of Extreme Rainfall Series: A Case Study from Southern Highlands Region of Tanzania

EA Kyojo, SS Mirau, SE Osima… - Advances in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study focuses on modeling and predicting extreme rainfall based on data from the
Southern Highlands region, the critical for rain‐fed agriculture in Tanzania. Analyzing 31 …

Characterizing past and future trend and frequency of extreme rainfall in urban catchments: a case study

P Mzava, P Valimba, J Nobert - h2oj, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Urban communities in developing countries are one of the most vulnerable areas to extreme
rainfall events. The availability of local information on extreme rainfall is therefore critical for …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model parameterization schemes skill to simulate extreme rainfall events over Dar es Salaam on 21 …

TJ Ngailo, N Shaban, J Reuder, MDS Mesquita… - Journal of Geoscience …, 2018 - scirp.org
This paper evaluates the skills of physical Parameterization schemes in simulating extreme
rainfall events over Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania using the Weather Research and …