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Based on mean rainfall data, Sarawak can be considered as having no very dry season. Rainfall analysis at 14 stations reveals that droughts rarely lasted more than a month in most parts of the Kemena and Tatau river basins in the period from 2006 to 2010. Monthly rainfall <100 mm lasted for more than 3 months at two stations. In order to understand the impact of drought on local environments, spatial and temporal rainfall variability needs to be considered. Analysis of the heavy rainy period in these river basins indicates that the mechanism of rainfall is partly affected by the distance from the coastline.
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Kozan, O. (2020). Trend Analysis of Rainfall Characteristics in the Kemena and Tatau River Basins, Sarawak. In: Ishikawa, N., Soda, R. (eds) Anthropogenic Tropical Forests. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7513-2_4
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