Potential impact of 1.5 C and 2 C global warming on consecutive dry and wet days over West Africa

NAB Klutse, VO Ajayi, EO Gbobaniyi… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We examine the impact of+ 1.5 C and+ 2 C global warming levels above pre-industrial
levels on consecutive dry days (CDD) and consecutive wet days (CWD), two key indicators …

Consequences of 1.5 C and 2 C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa

WP Mba, GNT Longandjo… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Discriminating climate impacts between 1.5 C and 2 C warming levels is particularly
important for Central Africa, a vulnerable region where multiple biophysical, political, and …

Comparison of multi-model ensembles of global and regional climate model projections for daily characteristics of precipitation over four major river basins in southern …

S Samuel, A Dosio, K Mphale, DN Faka, M Wiston - Atmospheric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the change in daily characteristics of seasonal precipitation under 1.5°
C, 2.0° C, and 3.0° C global warming levels (GWLs) above the pre-industrial period over four …

Potential impacts of 1.5 C and 2 C global warming on rainfall onset, cessation and length of rainy season in West Africa

N Kumi, BJ Abiodun - Environmental Research Letters, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This study examines the potential impacts of 1.5 C and 2 C global warming (GWL15 and
GWL20) on rainfall onset dates (RODs), rainfall cessation dates (RCDs), and length of the …

Identification of potential drought areas in West Africa under climate change and variability

GMLD Quenum, NAB Klutse, D Dieng, P Laux… - Earth Systems and …, 2019 - Springer
The study investigates how the rising global temperature will affect the spatial pattern of
rainfall and consequently drought in West Africa. The precipitation and potential …

Projected changes in the annual cycle of high-intensity precipitation events over West Africa for the late twenty-first century

MB Sylla, F Giorgi, JS Pal, P Gibba, I Kebe… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
In this study, the response of the annual cycle of high-intensity daily precipitation events over
West Africa to anthropogenic greenhouse gas for the late twenty-first century is investigated …

Projected effects of 1.5 C and 2 C global warming levels on the intra-seasonal rainfall characteristics over the Greater Horn of Africa

M Gudoshava, HO Misiani, ZT Segele… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This study examines the effects of 1.5 C and 2 C global warming levels (GWLs) on intra-
seasonal rainfall characteristics over the Greater Horn of Africa. The impacts are analysed …

Heavy precipitation events over East Africa in a changing climate: results from CORDEX RCMs

OM Ogega, J Koske, JB Kung'u, E Scoccimarro… - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
The study assesses the performance of 24 model runs from five COordinated Regional
climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating …

On the current and future dry spell characteristics over Africa

B Bouagila, L Sushama - Atmosphere, 2013 - mdpi.com
Changes in precipitation frequency and intensity distribution over Africa will have a direct
impact on dry spells and, therefore, will affect various climate sensitive sectors. In this study …

Projected changes in the seasonal cycle of extreme rainfall events from CORDEX simulations over Central Africa

TC Fotso-Nguemo, I Diallo, M Diakhaté, DA Vondou… - Climatic Change, 2019 - Springer
This study explores the potential response of the seasonal cycle of extreme rainfall indices
over Central Africa (CA) to the global warming for both the middle (2029–2058) and late …