Assessing the use of a drought-tolerant variety as adaptation strategy for maize production under climate change in the savannas of Nigeria

AI Tofa, AY Kamara, BA Babaji, FM Akinseye… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Decision Support System for Agricultural Technology Transfer (DSSAT) was
used to quantify the impact of climate change on maize yield and the potential benefits of the …

Intensification of summer rainfall extremes over Nigeria during recent decades

VN Dike, ZH Lin, CC Ibe - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rainfall extremes can cause a significant loss of lives and economic losses in Nigeria. This
study aims to investigate the trends of summer rainfall extremes over Nigeria with daily …

Analyzing the uncertainties between reanalysis meteorological data and ground measured meteorological data

KE Ukhurebor, SO Azi, UO Aigbe, RB Onyancha… - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
The measurement data from an implemented device together with some reanalysis
meteorological data were statistically analyzed via the evaluation of the mean, standard …

The long-term trend in the diurnal temperature range over Sri Lanka from 1985 to 2017 and its association with total cloud cover and rainfall

S Shelton, B Pushpawela, G Liyanage - Journal of Atmospheric and Solar …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study is focused on studying the long-term trend of the diurnal temperature range (DTR)
in three temperature zones in Sri Lanka using daily maximum and minimum temperature …

Evaluation of CMIP6 models for simulations of diurnal temperature range over Africa

H Babaousmail, BO Ayugi, M Ojara, H Ngoma… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The variability in the diurnal temperature range (DTR), an indicator of climate change,
remains limited, especially over Africa, due to the scarcity of observed maximum and …

Spatiotemporal drought assessment over sahelian countries from 1985 to 2015

N Noureldeen, K Mao, A Mohmmed, Z Yuan… - Journal of Meteorological …, 2020 - Springer
Due to infrequent rainfall, high temperatures, and degraded land, the Sahel region often
suffers from droughts. The Sahel region is considered as one of the world's driest and …

Increased diurnal temperature range in global drylands in more recent decades

MT Daramola, R Li, M Xu - International Journal of Climatology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diurnal temperature range (DTR) has generally decreased at global scale according to
the IPCC reports and previous publications. Here, we examined the change in DTR within …

Trends and comparison of climate extreme indices in coastal locations under similar Köppen–Geiger classification using linear modelling approach

I Onyekwelu, EL Ndulue, JE Abon, R Singh - Journal of Earth System …, 2023 - Springer
Climate change studies of locations with comparable Köppen–Geiger climate classifications
have received little attention. The current study investigated trends in extreme temperature …

Trends and Variability in Temperature and Related Extreme Indices in Rwanda during the Past Four Decades

B Safari, JN Sebaziga - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Analysis of the trends and variability of climate variables and extreme climate events is
important for climate change detection in space and time. In this study, the trends and …

[PDF][PDF] Diurnal temperature range variability driven by cloud cover and precipitation in Mongolian Plateau under global warming

L Na, R Na, Y Bao, J Zhang, Y Bao, Y Shan - Int. J. Climatol, 2022 - sssampling.cn
The diurnal temperature range (DTR) has significantly decreased in many land areas as a
consequence of global warming. The DTR spatial distribution and future projections of …