Trend Analysis of Rainfall Data using Mann-Kendall Test and Sen's Slope Estimator

Vivekanandan N.*
Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Periodicity:April - June'2024
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.14.2.21074

Abstract

Rainfall is the most important fundamental physical parameter among the climate, as this parameter determines the environmental condition of the particular region, which affects the agricultural productivity. Global warming or climate change, is one of the most important worldwide issues discussed among scientists and researchers. One of the consequences of climate change is the alteration of rainfall patterns and an increase in temperature. The drastic changes in rainfall pattern showed a significant impact on society, and therefore its up-to-date information is needed to estimate the spatial distribution and variability at all points of the territory. In this paper, a study on trend analysis of rainfall data observed at Anasi, Haliyal, Kadra, and Supa rain gauge stations in Karnataka, India, was carried out. For this purpose, the annual 1-day maximum rainfall (AMR) and annual total rainfall (ATR) series were generated from the daily rainfall data and used in trend analysis. A non-parametric Mann-Kendall (MK) test was applied to evaluate the presence of significant trend in AMR and ATR, while the rate of significant trend was computed by Sen's slope estimator (SSE). The MK test results indicated that there is a decreasing trend in AMR series of Anasi, Haliyal, Kadra, and Supa. The study showed that the rate of decreasing trend in the AMR series of Anasi, Haliyal, Kadra, and Supa is computed as 1.4 mm/year, 0.1 mm/year, 0.6 mm/year, and 0.2 mm/year, respectively. For the ATR series, the rate of decreasing trend for Anasi was computed as 23.8 mm/year, whereas 11.2 mm/year for Supa, whereas the rate of increasing trend was 4.3 mm/year for Haliyal and 2.2 mm/year for Supa. This paper illustrated the application of the MK test and SSE for analyzing the trend in AMR and ATR of Anasi, Haliyal, Kadra, with Supa and the results obtained from the study.

Keywords

Climate Change, Mann-Kendall, Rainfall, Sen's Slope Estimator, Trend Analysis.

How to Cite this Article?

Vivekanandan, N. (2024). Trend Analysis of Rainfall Data using Mann-Kendall Test and Sen's Slope Estimator. i-manager’s Journal on Civil Engineering, 14(2), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.14.2.21074

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