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 Volume 5, Issue 1 (January 2018), Pages: 148-155

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Climate change impact assessment on rainwater in Jordan

 Author(s): A. Dahamsheh 1, M. Wedyan 2, *, Mahmoud B. Alhasanat 1

 Affiliation(s):

 1Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Al-Hussein bin Talal University, P.O. Box: 20, Ma’an – 71110, Jordan
 2Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Department, The Hashemite University, Al Zarka, P O Box: 330127, Jordan

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2018.01.020

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 Abstract:

This article aims to investigate the possible trend in precipitation and temperature in the agricultural areas in Jordan. Six meteorological stations locate in the agricultural areas in Jordan were chosen to investigate the variation in precipitation, maximum and minimum temperature. In order to achieve accurate result, quality control was conducted for each station. Also the homogeneity test was conducted using Standard Normal Homogeneity Test, Pettitt and Von Neumann ratio tests. All stations passed the quality and homogeneity tests. Data were analyzed using the recommended software RClimDex to determine 27 climate indices. The obtained results indicated significant trend in many indices. The most significant trend was found for cool days, warm days, warm nights, cool nights, summer days, diurnal temperature range, and the tropical night indicators. Further studies to quantify the climate change in Jordan were recommended. 

 © 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Climate change, Rainfall, Trend, Temperature, Variation, Jordan

 Article History: Received 19 January 2017, Received in revised form 12 November 2017, Accepted 1 December 2017

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2018.01.020

 Citation:

 Dahamsheh A, Wedyan M, and Alhasanat MB (2018). Climate change impact assessment on rainwater in Jordan. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 5(1): 148-155

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 http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS/2018/V5I1/Dahamsheh.html

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