Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level

Abstract 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 19...

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Autores principales:	Paddy Ssentongo, Abraham J. B. Muwanguzi, Uri Eden, Timothy Sauer, George Bwanga, Geoffrey Kateregga, Lawrence Aribo, Moses Ojara, Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, Steven J. Schiff
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8851b81c1f74470788ec29a011ce18be2021-12-02T12:32:21ZChanges in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level10.1038/s41598-018-21427-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/8851b81c1f74470788ec29a011ce18be2018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21427-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract 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.Paddy SsentongoAbraham J. B. MuwanguziUri EdenTimothy SauerGeorge BwangaGeoffrey KatereggaLawrence AriboMoses OjaraWilberforce Kisamba MugerwaSteven J. SchiffNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Paddy Ssentongo Abraham J. B. Muwanguzi Uri Eden Timothy Sauer George Bwanga Geoffrey Kateregga Lawrence Aribo Moses Ojara Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa Steven J. Schiff Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level
description	Abstract 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.
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author	Paddy Ssentongo Abraham J. B. Muwanguzi Uri Eden Timothy Sauer George Bwanga Geoffrey Kateregga Lawrence Aribo Moses Ojara Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa Steven J. Schiff
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title	Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level
title_short	Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level
title_full	Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level
title_fullStr	Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level
title_full_unstemmed	Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level
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Changes in Ugandan Climate Rainfall at the Village and Forest Level

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