How to Cite This Article
Mustafa, Basil Y.; Hussien, Saud A.; and Medhat, Farzand K.A.
(2019)
"Trend Analysis of Annual and Monthly Rainfall in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq,"
Polytechnic Journal: Vol. 9:
Iss.
2, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v9n2y2019.pp30-36
Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
The objective of this study is to identify the trend for the annual and monthly rainfall time series data from 1963–1964 to 2018–2019 for Erbil city rainfall gauging station. The trend analysis was conducted for only rainy months (from October to May) using the non-parametric Mann-Kendall test, whereas a non-parametric Sen’s slope estimator was used to determine the magnitude of the trend. A functional relationship has been developed between variables using linear regression analysis to determine a linear trend of rainfall for the study area. The annual trend analysis revealed negative (decreasing) trend because the Kendall’s tau (Z) value and the Sen’s slope estimator magnitude were both negative and found to be ?0.093 and ?1.37, respectively, and the slope of the linear regression analysis was also negative and equal to ?0.9148 mm/year, which represents the rate of yearly annual rainfall decreasing trend. Considering the result of monthly rainfall, the trend analysis of rainfall has suggested that there is a trend variation of rainfall in the rainy months. Further, the analysis revealed a negative (decreasing) trend for months November, January, February, March, April, and May and positive (increasing) trend for months October and December. This study is important as it greatly contributes in water resources system planning and management in this region. Furthermore, the results obtained in this work are promising and might help hydraulic civil and water resource engineers in the design of hydraulic structures.
Publication Date
10-30-2019
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