RAINFALL PATTERNS IN SUDAN STUDY OF METEROLOGICAL DATA

RAINFALL PATTERNS IN SUDAN STUDY OF METEROLOGICAL DATA & RAINFALL ESTIMATE DATA FORM FEWS. PREPARED BY IBRAHIM N. MOHAMMED

COUNTRY PROFILE • Formal Name: Democratic Republic of SUDAN. • AREA: About one-fourth the size of the United States (ONE MILLION SQ. MILE) • CAPITAL: KHARTOUM • CLIMATE: VARIES FROM EQUATORIAL UP TO SAHARAN.

AREA : 2. 376 million sq km Population : 38, 114, 160 (July 2003 est. )

What am I Going to Do? • The Isohyets of Rainfall in Sudan using two different sorts of data: { National Council For Research. SUDAN} { Dekel Data ((10 Days average presented by NOAA & FEWS))}. • Determination of Rainfall lines during Autumn & Summer seasons (March, April, … and September).

Objectives • Contribution to find out the Best places for Rain Agriculture (Highly dependence in Sudan). • Kind of Early Warning for Draught ness. • Reflection of Isohyets upon Demography.

RAINGAGES DISTRIBUTION The Total no. of rain gages is 22.

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METROLOGICAL & ESTIMATES

RAINFALL DISTRUBUTION IN JANUARY • PORT SUDAN AT THE EASTERN BORDER HAS MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE, • YAMBIO HAS EQUITARIOAL CLIMATE.

RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN AUTUMN • JULY IS THE FIRST MONTH OF AUTUMN IN SUDAN, • GENEINA & YAMBIO IN WESTERN & SOUTHERN PARTS OF SUDAN HAVE 240 mm AVERAGE RAINFALL.

RAINFALL EXPANSION (Summer)

RAINFALL EXPANSION (Autumn)

TRACINING OF RAINFALL • MARCH : The 10 mm rainfall line found at 10° 10 26. 2˝ N. • APRIL : The 20 mm rainfall line found at 10° 35 0. 78˝ N. • JULY: The 30 mm rainfall line found at 12° 52 37. 74˝ N. • AUGUST : The 40 mm rainfall line found at 13° 29 43˝ N.

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