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• TITLE: Analysis of the Rainfall Series in Benin from 1952 to 2007 by the Functional Data Method

  AUTHORS: Ogoudjobi François Adjibode, Alamou Adéchina Eric

  KEYWORDS: Rainfall, Functional Data, Synoptic Stations, Benin

  JOURNAL NAME: Applied Mathematics, Vol.16 No.12, December 25, 2025

  ABSTRACT: This paper explores the use of functional data analysis to study the rainfall regime in Benin, utilizing daily data from six synoptic stations. It identifies three distinct periods: a wet phase (1952-1970), a dry phase (1971-1990), and a recovery phase (from 1991). The findings also reveal a rainfall distribution characterized by a decreasing gradient in the south and an increasing gradient in the north.