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In this study, the hourly air temperature differences between City hall (urban) and Okoafo
(rural) in Lagos, Nigeria, were calculated using one year of meteorological observations …

Motivated by the increasing needs for reliable seasonal climate forecasts for enhanced
living and protection of property, this study evaluates the predictive skill of the European …

Reliable and accurate weather forecasts, particularly those of rainfall and its extremes, have
the potential to improve living conditions in densely populated southern West Africa (SWA) …

Climate change debate has been ongoing for at least two decades world over. However, an
understanding of how much change has occurred in developing countries remains limited …

EXPLAINING EXTREME EVENTS OF 2015 Page 1 Special Supplement to the Bullefin of
the American Meteorological Society Vol. 97, No. 12, December 2016 EXPLAINING …

Rainfall onset has a lot of implications on the sustainability of the socio-economic activities
in Nigeria. This study assesses the skills of CMA, ECMWF, and UKMO sub-seasonal-to …

This chapter investigates extreme rainfall events that caused flood during summer months of
June–September 2010–2014. The aim is to determine the impact of horizontal moisture flux …

abstract Climate change debate has been ongoing for at least two decades world over.
However, an understanding of how much change has occurred in developing countries …

The frequency of flash floods resulting from heavy rainfall over West Africa has increased in
recent years with serious socio‐economic consequences. Therefore, the need to utilize …