Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "Rainfall distribution"

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    • Rainfall distribution over Nairobi area 

      Opijah, Franklin J.; Mukabana, Joseph R.; Ng’ang’a, John K. (University of Nairobi, Department of MeteorologyMeteorology, 2007)
      The distribution of rainfall in time and space over Nairobi area is analysed for the 31-year base period between 1960 and 1990. The high-resolution limited-area numerical model, Geesthacht Simulation Model of the Atmosphere ...

    • Yield and water use efficiencies of maize and cowpea as affected by tillage and cropping systems in semi-arid Eastern Kenya 

      Kironchi, G; Esilaba, A O; Heng, L K; Gachene, C K K; Mwangi, D M; Miriti, J M (University of Nairobi,Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2012)
      Soil water conservation through tillage is widely accepted as one of the ways of improving crop yields in rainfed agriculture. Field experiments were conducted between 2007 and 2009 to evaluate the effects of conservation ...