Research Article

Analysis of Rainfall Trends and Its Relationship with SST Signals in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia

Table 4

Seasonal rainfall trend and Sen’s slope estimate for each station in the LTB, at a significance level of .

StationSeasonMK test (Z-test)TrendSignificanceSen’s slope (mm/year)

AdetKiremt−1.12Insig.−4.34
Bega−0.41Insig.−0.43
Belg−1.02Insig.−2.13

Bahir DarKiremt0.54Insig.2.14
Bega−0.17Insig.−0.43
Belg−0.10Insig.−2.13

DangilaKiremt0.48Insig.1.53
Bega0.44Insig.0.74
Belg0.17Insig.0.81

Debre TaborKiremt1.97Sig.10.20
Bega−0.10Insig.−0.08
Belg0.07Insig.0.20

GondarKiremt1.46Insig.3.18
Bega−0.34Insig.−0.20
Belg−0.31Insig.−0.41

MK = Mann–Kendall; Insig. = insignificant; Sig. = significant; ↑ = upward; ↓ = downward.