Agriculture in West Africa in the twenty-first century: climate change and impacts scenarios, and potential for adaptation
West Africa is known to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to high climate
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
Dust cycle: An emerging core theme in Earth system science
The dust cycle is an integral part of the Earth system. Each year, an estimated 2000 Mt dust
is emitted into the atmosphere, 75% of which is deposited to the land and 25% to the ocean …
is emitted into the atmosphere, 75% of which is deposited to the land and 25% to the ocean …
Later wet seasons with more intense rainfall over Africa under future climate change
Abstract Changes in the seasonality of precipitation over Africa have high potential for
detrimental socioeconomic impacts due to high societal dependence upon seasonal rainfall …
detrimental socioeconomic impacts due to high societal dependence upon seasonal rainfall …
The West African Sahel: A review of recent studies on the rainfall regime and its interannual variability
SE Nicholson - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The West African Sahel is well known for the severe droughts that ravaged the region in the
1970s and 1980s. Meteorological research on the region has flourished during the last …
1970s and 1980s. Meteorological research on the region has flourished during the last …
The past, present and future of African dust
African dust emission and transport exhibits variability on diurnal to decadal timescales and
is known to influence processes such as Amazon productivity, Atlantic climate modes …
is known to influence processes such as Amazon productivity, Atlantic climate modes …
[HTML][HTML] The present and future of the West African monsoon: A process-oriented assessment of CMIP5 simulations along the AMMA transect
R Roehrig, D Bouniol, F Guichard, F Hourdin… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Present and Future of the West African Monsoon: A Process-Oriented Assessment of
CMIP5 Simulations along the AMMA Transect in: Journal of Climate Volume 26 Issue 17 (2013) …
CMIP5 Simulations along the AMMA Transect in: Journal of Climate Volume 26 Issue 17 (2013) …
[HTML][HTML] Impacts of dust reduction on the northward expansion of the African monsoon during the Green Sahara period
Abstract The West African Monsoon (WAM) is crucial for the socio-economic stability of
millions of people living in the Sahel. Severe droughts have ravaged the region in the last …
millions of people living in the Sahel. Severe droughts have ravaged the region in the last …
The atmospheric drivers of the major Saharan dust storm in June 2020
This study investigates the atmospheric dynamics of the major dust storm that occurred in
June 2020 over the Sahara and during which dust clouds associated with the highest‐on …
June 2020 over the Sahara and during which dust clouds associated with the highest‐on …
COSMO-CLM (CCLM) climate simulations over CORDEX-Africa domain: analysis of the ERA-Interim driven simulations at 0.44 and 0.22 resolution
We present the results of the application of the COSMO-CLM Regional Climate Model
(CCLM) over the CORDEX-Africa domain. Two simulations were performed driven by the …
(CCLM) over the CORDEX-Africa domain. Two simulations were performed driven by the …
Modulation of Saharan dust export by the North African dipole
We have studied the relationship between the long-term interannual variability in large-scale
meteorology in western North Africa–the largest and most active dust source worldwide–and …
meteorology in western North Africa–the largest and most active dust source worldwide–and …