Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 391

Full Length Research Paper

Descriptive analysis of rainfall and temperature trends over Akure, Nigeria

Olujumoke A. Ogunrayi
  • Olujumoke A. Ogunrayi
  • Ondo State Ministry of Environment, Akure, Nigeria.
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Folorunso M. Akinseye*
  • Folorunso M. Akinseye*
  • Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Valerie Goldberg
  • Valerie Goldberg
  • Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Technishe Universitat, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
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Christian Bernhofer
  • Christian Bernhofer
  • Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Technishe Universitat, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
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  •  Received: 09 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 15 November 2016
  •  Published: 31 December 2016

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