%0 Journal Article
%T Trends of Temperature Extreme Indices over Arusha and Kilimanjaro Regions in Tanzania
%A Ladislaus Benedict ChangˇŻa
%A Lovina Peter Japheth
%A Agnes Lawrence Kijazi
%A Elisia Hamisi Zobanya
%A Leila Francis Muhoma
%A Meshack Anton Mliwa
%A Jafari Swalehe Chobo
%J Atmospheric and Climate Sciences
%P 520-534
%@ 2160-0422
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/acs.2021.113031
%X The
study aimed at analyzing the trends and variability of temperature extreme</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> over </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">northeastern highlands in Tanzania, specifically over Arusha and
Kilimanjaro regions. Quality controlled mean monthly, daily maximum and minimum
temperature data for the period 1961 to 2020</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> obtained from Tanzania Meteorological Authority</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> were
used in the study. Rclimdex and the National Climate Monitoring Products (NMCP)
software</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> developed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> were
used for computation of the indices at a monthly, seasonal and annual time scale.
The computed indices were also subjected to trend analysis to determine their
direction and magnitude of change. Extraction and assessment of the top five
highest and lowest maximum and minimum temperature</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span
%K Climate Extreme
%K Warm Night
%K Cold Night
%K Extreme Temperature
%K Indices
%K NCMP
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110316