<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Characterization of Historical Seasonal and Annual Rainfall&#13;
and Temperature Trends in Selected Climatological&#13;
Homogenous Rainfall Zones of Uganda</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">J G M</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Majaliwa</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">M M</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Tenywa</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">D</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Bamanya</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">W</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Majugu</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">P</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Isabirye</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">C</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Nandozi</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">J</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Nampijja</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">P</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Musinguzi</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">A</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Nimusiima</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">K C</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Luswata</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">K P C</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Rao</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">J</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Bonabana</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">F</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Bagamba</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">E</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sebuliba</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">E</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Azanga</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">G</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sridher</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>There is general lack of scientific consensus on the trend and distribution of annual and&#13;
seasonal rainfall and temperature in Uganda. This study used both observational and AgMerra&#13;
rainfall and temperature data for the period 1980-2010 to characterize the trend and variability in&#13;
seasonal and annual rainfall, maximum and minimum temperatures across 12 different rainfall&#13;
homogenous zones (K, H, ME, L, J, F, MW, D, E, A1, A2, and I) of Uganda. Trends analysis was&#13;
done using regression method, while coefficient of variation and ANOVA techniques were used&#13;
to analyze variability. The results show statistically significant increasing trends (P ≤ 0.05) in&#13;
annual rainfall amount in zone A1 and a declining trend for zone K (P&lt;0.05).</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Climate Change</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Africa</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2015</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>Global Journals Inc</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>