Rainfall variability and drought characteristics in two agro-climatic zones: An assessment of climate change challenges in Africa

A Ayanlade, M Radeny, JF Morton… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper examines drought characteristics as an evidence of climate change in two agro-
climatic zones of Nigeria and farmers' climate change perceptions of impacts and adaptation …

Analysis of recent changes in rainfall and drought indices in Nigeria, 1981–2015

AT Ogunrinde, PG Oguntunde… - Hydrological …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study assesses the climate change impact on rainfall and drought incidents across
Nigeria. Linear regression, Mann-Kendall tests and lag-1 serial correlation were adopted to …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning models for prediction of rainfall over Nigeria

OS Ojo, ST Ogunjo - Scientific African, 2022 - Elsevier
Investigating climatology and predicting rainfall amounts are crucial for planning and
mitigating the risks caused by variable rainfall. This study utilized two multivariate …

Nonlinear dynamics and multifractal analysis of minimum–maximum temperature and solar radiation over Lagos State, Nigeria

J Akinsusi, S Ogunjo, I Fuwape - Acta Geophysica, 2022 - Springer
This study focuses on investigating the chaotic and multifractal behavior of atmospheric time
series of solar radiation (solar), maximum temperature (Tmax), and minimum temperature …

Complexity and predictability of daily actual evapotranspiration across climate regimes

C Di, T Wang, Q Han, M Mai, L Wang… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Estimation of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) is challenging due to its complex interactions
with surrounding environments; thus, understanding the complexity and predictability of ETa …

Multifractal analysis of air temperature in Brazil

HS da Silva, JRS Silva, T Stosic - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its …, 2020 - Elsevier
In view of current concerns over global warming and climate change, in order to contribute to
a better geographically explicit understanding of complexity of temperature dynamics over …

Modified echo state network for prediction of nonlinear chaotic time series

Y Sui, H Gao - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, we focus on the prediction issue of the nonlinear chaotic time series. In
particular, we introduce the modified echo state network (M-ESN) to predict the time series of …

Exploring spatiotemporal chaos in hydrological data: evidence from Ceará, Brazil

LZR Rolim, FA de Souza Filho - Stochastic Environmental Research and …, 2023 - Springer
The complexity of hydrological data requires an understanding of its spatiotemporal
evolution for effective modeling and prediction. In this study, the underlying spatiotemporal …

Complexity entropy-analysis of monthly rainfall time series in northeastern Brazil

ASA Silva, RSC Menezes, OA Rosso, B Stosic… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work we analyze predictability and complexity of monthly rainfall temporal series
recorded from 1950 to 2012, at 133 gauging stations in Pernambuco state, northeastern …

Evaluation of monthly precipitation data from three gridded climate data products over Nigeria

ST Ogunjo, CF Olusegun, IA Fuwape - Remote Sensing in Earth Systems …, 2022 - Springer
The use of satellite and reanalysis weather product is gaining traction in the scientific
community especially in developing worlds where in situ data are sparse. Tropical locations …