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DOI	10.3390/cli12010002
	Analysis of Climate Variability and Its Implications on Rangelands in the Limpopo Province
	Maluleke, Phumzile; Moeletsi, Mokhele E.; Tsubo, Mitsuru
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2225-1154
起始页码	12
结束页码	1
卷号	12 期号:1
英文摘要	In recent decades, southern Africa has experienced a shift towards hotter and drier climate conditions, affecting vital sectors like agriculture, health, water, and energy. Scientific research has shown that the combination of high temperatures and unreliable rainfall can have detrimental effects on agricultural production. Thus, this study focused on assessing climate variability, with implications on rangelands in the Limpopo Province of South Africa over 38 years. Historical climate data from 15 stations, including rainfall and minimum and maximum temperatures from 1980 to 2018, were analysed. To achieve the main objective, various statistics including mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation (CV) were computed for all variables across four seasons. The results highlighted significant variability in rainfall, with Musina (71.2%) and Tshiombo (88.3%) stations displaying the highest variability during the September-to-April season. Both minimum and maximum temperatures displayed low variability. The Mann-Kendall test revealed both increasing and decreasing trends in minimum temperatures and rainfall across different stations. Notably, there was a significant increase in maximum temperatures. This study provides valuable climate information for decision makers, aiding in the planning and management of agricultural activities, particularly in understanding how climate variations affect forage availability in rangelands.
英文关键词	rainfall analysis; temperature analysis; climate change; coefficient of variation; trend analysis; Mann-Kendall test
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS类目	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001149394000001
来源期刊	CLIMATE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/295602
作者单位	University of South Africa; University of Limpopo; Tottori University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Maluleke, Phumzile,Moeletsi, Mokhele E.,Tsubo, Mitsuru. Analysis of Climate Variability and Its Implications on Rangelands in the Limpopo Province[J],2024,12(1).
APA	Maluleke, Phumzile,Moeletsi, Mokhele E.,&Tsubo, Mitsuru.(2024).Analysis of Climate Variability and Its Implications on Rangelands in the Limpopo Province.CLIMATE,12(1).
MLA	Maluleke, Phumzile,et al."Analysis of Climate Variability and Its Implications on Rangelands in the Limpopo Province".CLIMATE 12.1(2024).