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Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change | ISSN: 2157-7617 | Climate 2018 | Volume: 9
5
th
World Conference on
May 23-24, 2018 | New York, USA
Climate Change and Global Warming
Climate change and its effect on rainfall quantities in Amman-basin
Ghassan Al-Dulaimi
Philadelphia University, Jordan
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his research has been done to detect the new trend in weather and evaluate the influence of climate change on the rainfall
quantities in Amman basin. The basin has been chosen specifically for this research because of its importance as a groundwater
supply for Amman city, which is the most populated city in Kingdom of Jordan. Three metrological station data has been used that
separated in the catchment area. The results from this research deduce that the mean annual precipitation over the catchment area
is reducing 25% over 47 years. Also, this research found there was an increase in the evaporation rate about 2%. Temperature also
increased, in the long term, average temperature increased around 4% while in the upper limit long term increase 2%, which illustrate
the recession of rainfall amount that falling in the catchment area.
dr.ghassandulaimy@gmail.comJ Earth Sci Clim Change 2018, Volulme: 9
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-040