Research Article

Identifying the Moisture Sources in Different Seasons for Abaya-Chamo Basin of Southern Ethiopia Using Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model

Table 1

Summary of HYSPLIT model output for the year 2018–2020 indicating the possible moisture source regions respective to their percentage contribution at different seasons.

YearMarch to MayJune to AugustSeptember to November

2018Indian Ocean68%South Indian Ocean96%South Indian Ocean87%
Arabian Sea31%South Atlantic Ocean2%Arabian Sea13%
Mediterranean Sea1%Congo basin2%

2019Indian Ocean60%South Indian Ocean75%South Indian Ocean83%
Arabian Sea39%Congo basin12%Arabian Sea17%
Mediterranean Sea1%South Atlantic Ocean13%

2020Indian Ocean59%South Indian Ocean62%South Indian Ocean87%
Arabian Sea33%Congo basin9%Arabian Sea12%
Mediterranean Sea9%South Atlantic Ocean29%