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
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| Station | Season | MK test (Z-test) | Trend | Significance | Sen’s slope (mm/year) |
| Adet | Kiremt | −1.12 | ↓ | Insig. | −4.34 | Bega | −0.41 | ↓ | Insig. | −0.43 | Belg | −1.02 | ↓ | Insig. | −2.13 |
| Bahir Dar | Kiremt | 0.54 | ↑ | Insig. | 2.14 | Bega | −0.17 | ↓ | Insig. | −0.43 | Belg | −0.10 | ↓ | Insig. | −2.13 |
| Dangila | Kiremt | 0.48 | ↑ | Insig. | 1.53 | Bega | 0.44 | ↑ | Insig. | 0.74 | Belg | 0.17 | ↑ | Insig. | 0.81 |
| Debre Tabor | Kiremt | 1.97 | ↑ | Sig. | 10.20 | Bega | −0.10 | ↓ | Insig. | −0.08 | Belg | 0.07 | ↑ | Insig. | 0.20 |
| Gondar | Kiremt | 1.46 | ↑ | Insig. | 3.18 | Bega | −0.34 | ↓ | Insig. | −0.20 | Belg | −0.31 | ↓ | Insig. | −0.41 |
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MK = Mann–Kendall; Insig. = insignificant; Sig. = significant; ↑ = upward; ↓ = downward.
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