Accepted Manuscript Projecting drought characteristics over East African basins at specific global warming levels Mariam Nguvava, Babatunde J. Abiodun, Francis Otieno PII: S0169-8095(18)31490-X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.05.008 Reference: ATMOS 4578 To appear in: Atmospheric Research Received date: 21 November 2018 Revised date: 10 May 2019 Accepted date: 13 May 2019 Please cite this article as: M. Nguvava, B.J. Abiodun and F. Otieno, Projecting drought characteristics over East African basins at specific global warming levels, Atmospheric Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.05.008 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.