| Autor: |
Ssentongo P; Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Center for Neural Engineering, PA, University Park, USA., Muwanguzi AJB; National Planning Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Eden U; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, USA., Sauer T; Department of Mathematics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA., Bwanga G; National Planning Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Kateregga G; Map Uganda, Kampala, Uganda., Aribo L; Ugandan National Meteorological Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Ojara M; Ugandan National Meteorological Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Mugerwa WK; National Planning Authority, Kampala, Uganda., Schiff SJ; Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Center for Neural Engineering, PA, University Park, USA. steven.j.schiff@gmail.com.; Departments of Neurosurgery and Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, University Park, USA. steven.j.schiff@gmail.com. |
| Abstrakt: |
In 2013, the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) refined the historical rainfall estimates over the African Continent and produced the African Rainfall Climate version 2.0 (ARC2) estimator. ARC2 offers a nearly complete record of daily rainfall estimates since 1983 at 0.1° × 0.1° resolution. Despite short-term anomalies, we identify an overall decrease in average rainfall of about 12% during the past 34 years in Uganda. Spatiotemporally, these decreases are greatest in agricultural regions of central and western Uganda, but similar rainfall decreases are also reflected in the gorilla habitat within the Bwindi Forest in Southwest Uganda. The findings carry significant implications for agriculture production, food security, wildlife habitat, and economic impact at the community and societal level. |
