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View article: Africa’s regional and local climate response to stratospheric aerosol injection characteristics
Africa’s regional and local climate response to stratospheric aerosol injection characteristics Open
Future climate projections indicate that Africa will experience significant increases in both mean and extreme temperature indices. These changes will be accompanied by notable shifts in precipitation patterns under a high-emission scenari…
View article: Assessing the Response of Surface Cloud Radiative Effects to Stratospheric Aerosol Injections Over West and Central Africa
Assessing the Response of Surface Cloud Radiative Effects to Stratospheric Aerosol Injections Over West and Central Africa Open
This study investigates the response of surface cloud radiative effects (CREs) to Assessing Responses and Impacts of Solar Climate Intervention on the Earth system with Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (ARISE‐SAI) relative to Shared Socio‐E…
View article: Potential impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on horticultural crop suitability in Africa
Potential impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on horticultural crop suitability in Africa Open
Global warming will be devastating for agriculture in Africa, impacting food security throughout the continent. Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI), which involves the injection of sulphur into the stratosphere to reduce incoming solar r…
View article: Assessing the impact of stratospheric aerosol injection on precipitation extremes in Africa using the ARISE-SAI-1.5 dataset
Assessing the impact of stratospheric aerosol injection on precipitation extremes in Africa using the ARISE-SAI-1.5 dataset Open
Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) is a proposed climate intervention method aimed at mitigating some of the impacts of anthropogenic global warming by enhancing the atmosphere’s reflectivity, thus reducing solar radiation reaching the …
View article: Assessing the Impact of the South Indian Ocean High‐Pressure System Using a Novel Index
Assessing the Impact of the South Indian Ocean High‐Pressure System Using a Novel Index Open
The South Indian Ocean High‐Pressure (SIOHP) system plays a crucial role in modulating atmospheric circulation, precipitation, and temperature patterns across the Indian Ocean basin and adjacent regions. Despite its significance, a compreh…
View article: Assessing changes in atmospheric rivers under stratospheric aerosol injection using ARISE-SAI-1.5
Assessing changes in atmospheric rivers under stratospheric aerosol injection using ARISE-SAI-1.5 Open
In a warming climate, where climate adaptation and mitigation strategies are increasingly critical, understanding changes in major global atmospheric moisture transport mechanisms, such as atmospheric rivers (ARs), is essential for assessi…
View article: Moisture ELevated Temperature (MELT) index: A novel index to capture dry and humid heatwaves
Moisture ELevated Temperature (MELT) index: A novel index to capture dry and humid heatwaves Open
In this study, we introduce a novel heatwave characterization metric: the Moisture ELevated Temperature (MELT) index. MELT integrates anomalies in temperature and relative humidity to quantify moist heatwaves and more accurately assess phy…
View article: Projected Impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on Rainfall dynamics over West Africa using ARISE Dataset.
Projected Impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on Rainfall dynamics over West Africa using ARISE Dataset. Open
Agricultural production is highly dependent on rainfall dynamics (onset, cessation, length of rainy season) in the West African region, whose livelihood and economy are highly dependent on rainfed agriculture. The impact of global warming …
View article: Climate response to stratospheric aerosol injection during the Harmattan season in West Africa
Climate response to stratospheric aerosol injection during the Harmattan season in West Africa Open
Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI), a proposed climate intervention, aims to reduce the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface by increasing the reflectivity of the atmosphere, thereby offsetting the warming effect of gr…
View article: Projected Changes in Rainfall Extremes over West African Cities Under Specific Global Warming Levels Using CORDEX and NEX-GDDP Datasets
Projected Changes in Rainfall Extremes over West African Cities Under Specific Global Warming Levels Using CORDEX and NEX-GDDP Datasets Open
We analyze long-term extreme events in daily precipitation for the period of 1950–2005 and future projections from 2006 to 2100 based on representative concentration pathways (RCP8.5) over West Africa, including twelve major cities of the …
View article: Africa's Climate Response to Marine Cloud Brightening Strategies Is Highly Sensitive to Deployment Region
Africa's Climate Response to Marine Cloud Brightening Strategies Is Highly Sensitive to Deployment Region Open
Solar climate intervention refers to a group of methods for reducing climate risks associated with anthropogenic warming by reflecting sunlight. Marine cloud brightening (MCB), one such approach, proposes to inject sea‐salt aerosol into on…
View article: A simple subtropical high‐pressure system index over the South Atlantic
A simple subtropical high‐pressure system index over the South Atlantic Open
This research introduces a novel index for the South Atlantic High Pressure (SAHP) system to enhance understanding of regional climate variability and change. Subtropical highs significantly influence regional climates, yet comprehensive i…
View article: Potential Impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on Horticulture Suitability in Africa?
Potential Impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on Horticulture Suitability in Africa? Open
Global warming will be devastating for agriculture in Africa, with consequent impacts on horticultural crop suitability. Horticultural crops are the main source of vitamins and antioxidants into our body and provide nutritional security. S…
View article: Africa's Climate Response to Marine Cloud Brightening
Africa's Climate Response to Marine Cloud Brightening Open
Climate intervention through solar radiation modification is one proposed method for reducing climate risks from anthropogenic warming. Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB), one such approach, proposes to inject sea salt aerosol into a regional …
View article: Classification of large-scale environments that drive the formation of mesoscale convective systems over southern West Africa
Classification of large-scale environments that drive the formation of mesoscale convective systems over southern West Africa Open
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are frequently observed over southern West Africa (SWA) throughout most of the year. These MCS events are the dominant rain-bearing systems, contributing over 50 % of annual rainfall over SWA. However, i…
View article: Classification Of Large-Scale Environments That Drive The Formation Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Over Southern West Africa
Classification Of Large-Scale Environments That Drive The Formation Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Over Southern West Africa Open
This is a set of datasets used for the publication of the article titled: Classification Of Large-Scale Environments That Drive The Formation Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Over Southern West Africa
View article: Classification Of Large-Scale Environments That Drive The Formation Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Over Southern West Africa
Classification Of Large-Scale Environments That Drive The Formation Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Over Southern West Africa Open
This is a set of datasets used for the publication of the article titled: Classification Of Large-Scale Environments That Drive The Formation Of Mesoscale Convective Systems Over Southern West Africa
View article: Potential Impact of climate Change on Cropland Suitability in Africa using CMIP6 Models
Potential Impact of climate Change on Cropland Suitability in Africa using CMIP6 Models Open
Future changes in the climate are projected to significantly affect the agricultural sector, notably agricultural production which include cropland suitability. The present study examines the impact of climate change on crop suitability an…
View article: Comment on wcd-2022-61
Comment on wcd-2022-61 Open
Abstract. Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are frequently observed over southern West Africa (SWA) throughout most of the year. However, it has not yet been identified what variations in typical large-scale environments of the West Afri…
View article: Classification of Large-Scale Environments that drive the formation of Mesoscale Convective Systems over Southern West Africa
Classification of Large-Scale Environments that drive the formation of Mesoscale Convective Systems over Southern West Africa Open
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are frequently observed over southern West Africa (SWA) throughout most of the year. However, it has not yet been identified what variations in typical large-scale environments of the West African monsoo…
View article: Intertropical Convergence Zone as the Possible Source Mechanism for Southward Propagating Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances over South American Low-Latitude and Equatorial Region
Intertropical Convergence Zone as the Possible Source Mechanism for Southward Propagating Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances over South American Low-Latitude and Equatorial Region Open
This paper presents the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) as the possible source mechanism of the medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) propagating to the southeast direction over the South American region. Using the…
View article: Performance of CMIP6 HighResMIP on the Representation of Onset and Cessation of Seasonal Rainfall in Southern West Africa
Performance of CMIP6 HighResMIP on the Representation of Onset and Cessation of Seasonal Rainfall in Southern West Africa Open
Changes in rainfall onset and cessation dates are critical for improving decision making and adaptation strategies in numerous socio-economic sectors. An objective method of determining onset and cessation date is employed over Southern We…
View article: The Climatic Analysis of Summer Monsoon Extreme Precipitation Events over West Africa in CMIP6 Simulations
The Climatic Analysis of Summer Monsoon Extreme Precipitation Events over West Africa in CMIP6 Simulations Open
We evaluate the capability of 21 models from the new state-of-the-art Coupled Model Intercomparison Project, Phase 6 (CMIP6) in the representation of present-day precipitation characteristics and extremes along with their statistics in sim…
View article: West African Summer Monsoon Precipitation Variability as Represented by Reanalysis Datasets
West African Summer Monsoon Precipitation Variability as Represented by Reanalysis Datasets Open
Focusing on West Africa, a region riddled with in situ data scarcity, we evaluate the summer monsoon monthly rainfall characteristics of five global reanalysis datasets: ERA5, ERA-Interim, JRA-55, MERRA2, and NCEP-R2. Their performance in …
View article: Using Co-Behavior Analysis to Interrogate the Performance of CMIP5 GCMs over Southern Africa
Using Co-Behavior Analysis to Interrogate the Performance of CMIP5 GCMs over Southern Africa Open
As established in earlier research, analysis of the combined roles (co-behavior) of multiple climate processes provides useful insights into the drivers of regional climate variability, especially for regions with no singular large-scale c…
View article: Assessing Future Spatio-Temporal Changes in Crop Suitability and Planting Season over West Africa: Using the Concept of Crop-Climate Departure
Assessing Future Spatio-Temporal Changes in Crop Suitability and Planting Season over West Africa: Using the Concept of Crop-Climate Departure Open
The changing climate is posing significant threats to agriculture, the most vulnerable sector, and the main source of livelihood in West Africa. This study assesses the impact of the climate-departure on the crop suitability and planting m…
View article: A Methodological Approach to Assess the Co-Behavior of Climate Processes over Southern Africa
A Methodological Approach to Assess the Co-Behavior of Climate Processes over Southern Africa Open
The study develops an approach to assess co-behavior of climate processes. The regional response of precipitation and temperature patterns over southern Africa to the combined roles (co-behavior) of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Ant…