Kundu, P. M.Singo, R. L.Odiyo, J. O.Nkuna, R. N.2018-12-012018-12-012014Kundu, P. M., R. L. Singo, J. O. Odiyo & R.N. Nkuna (2014) An evaluation of the effects of climate change on flood frequency in the Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa, WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, (185) (5) : 157-168 www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3541 (on-line) © 2014 WIT Press doi:10.2495/SI1401511734-3541http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1263Climate change poses a great risk to natural resources and agriculture in the Luvuvhu River Catchment. The catchment has experienced floods resulting from higher than normal rainfall associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone and cyclones, which have caused enormous damage to property and impacted negatively on fauna and flora and human livelihoods. In order to understand the dynamics involved in the effects of climate change in the catchment, annual maximum flow data was used to evaluate flood frequencies. The distribution models used in the study included the Generalized Extreme Value distributions, the Gumbel Extreme Value type I distribution, the Log-normal distribution and the Log Pearson type III distribution. The extreme value analysis showed that the Log-normal and Log-Pearson type III distributions provided the best fit, which could be used to derive the probability of occurrence of flood events. The results showed a general increase in the frequency of extreme events, accompanied by floods of higher magnitude.enCatchmentUCTDClimate changeDistribution modelsFlood frequencyRainfallAn evaluation of the effects of climate change on flood frequency in the Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South AfricaArticleKundu P M, Singo R L, Odiyo J O, Nkuna R N. An evaluation of the effects of climate change on flood frequency in the Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1263.Kundu, P. M., Singo, R. L., Odiyo, J. O., & Nkuna, R. N. (2014). An evaluation of the effects of climate change on flood frequency in the Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1263Kundu, P. M., R. L. Singo, J. O. Odiyo, and R. N. Nkuna "An evaluation of the effects of climate change on flood frequency in the Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1263TY - Article AU - Kundu, P. M. AU - Singo, R. L. AU - Odiyo, J. O. AU - Nkuna, R. N. AB - Climate change poses a great risk to natural resources and agriculture in the Luvuvhu River Catchment. The catchment has experienced floods resulting from higher than normal rainfall associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone and cyclones, which have caused enormous damage to property and impacted negatively on fauna and flora and human livelihoods. In order to understand the dynamics involved in the effects of climate change in the catchment, annual maximum flow data was used to evaluate flood frequencies. The distribution models used in the study included the Generalized Extreme Value distributions, the Gumbel Extreme Value type I distribution, the Log-normal distribution and the Log Pearson type III distribution. The extreme value analysis showed that the Log-normal and Log-Pearson type III distributions provided the best fit, which could be used to derive the probability of occurrence of flood events. The results showed a general increase in the frequency of extreme events, accompanied by floods of higher magnitude. DA - 2014 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Catchment KW - Climate change KW - Distribution models KW - Flood frequency KW - Rainfall LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2014 SM - 1734-3541 T1 - An evaluation of the effects of climate change on flood frequency in the Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa TI - An evaluation of the effects of climate change on flood frequency in the Luvuvhu River Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1263 ER -