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Analysis of recent changes in rainfall and drought indices in Nigeria, 1981–2015

A. T. OgunrindeDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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P. G. OguntundeDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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A. S. AkinwumijuDepartment of Remote Sensing and GIS, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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J. T. FasinmirinDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Pages 1755-1768 | Received 22 Jul 2018, Accepted 22 Aug 2019, Published online: 14 Oct 2019

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