Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa
F Fava, A Vrieling - Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
As climate-related crises increase globally, climate risk financing is becoming an integral
part of financial protection and resilience building strategies of African countries. Drought …
part of financial protection and resilience building strategies of African countries. Drought …
Widespread increase of boreal summer dry season length over the Congo rainforest
Dry season length strongly influences tropical rainforest vegetation and is largely
determined by precipitation patterns,. Over the Amazon, the dry season length has …
determined by precipitation patterns,. Over the Amazon, the dry season length has …
Assessing current and future spatiotemporal precipitation variability and trends over Uganda, East Africa, based on CHIRPS and regional climate model datasets
The lack of reliable rainfall projection records remains a major challenge to Uganda. In the
advent of extreme wetness or drought events, reliable rainfall estimates for local planning …
advent of extreme wetness or drought events, reliable rainfall estimates for local planning …
Projected changes in extreme rainfall and temperature events and possible implications for Cameroon's socio‐economic sectors
AT Tamoffo, T Weber, AA Akinsanola… - Meteorological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme events like flooding, droughts and heatwave are among the factors causing huge
socio‐economic losses to Cameroonians. Investigating the potential response of rainfall and …
socio‐economic losses to Cameroonians. Investigating the potential response of rainfall and …
[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of satellite and reanalysis rainfall estimates over Africa: a multi-scale assessment of eight products for continental applications
Abstract Study Region Continental Africa Study Focus This study evaluates the accuracy of
eight gauge-corrected rainfall products across Africa through direct comparisons with in situ …
eight gauge-corrected rainfall products across Africa through direct comparisons with in situ …
Assessing reanalysis data for understanding rainfall climatology and variability over Central Equatorial Africa
Understanding the rainfall climatology and variability over Central Equatorial Africa (CEA)
has largely been hampered by the lack of adequate in situ observations and meteorological …
has largely been hampered by the lack of adequate in situ observations and meteorological …
Evaluating the performance of multiple satellite-based precipitation products in the Congo River Basin using the SWAT model
V Dos Santos, RAJ Oliveira, P Datok, S Sauvage… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region Congo River Basin Study Focus Precipitation is the major driving force
of hydrological processes and is one of the main input datasets for hydrological models. The …
of hydrological processes and is one of the main input datasets for hydrological models. The …
Assessing the performance of WRF Model in simulating heavy precipitation events over East Africa using satellite-based precipitation product
IK Nooni, G Tan, Y Hongming, AA Saidou Chaibou… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the capability of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)
model to simulate seven different heavy precipitation (PRE) events that occurred across East …
model to simulate seven different heavy precipitation (PRE) events that occurred across East …
Contrasting controls on Congo Basin evaporation at the two rainfall peaks
Evaporation is a crucial driver of Congo Basin climate, but the dynamics controlling the
seasonality of basin evaporation are not well understood. This study aims to discover why …
seasonality of basin evaporation are not well understood. This study aims to discover why …
[HTML][HTML] Assessment of global reanalysis precipitation for hydrological modelling in data-scarce regions: A case study of Kenya
Study region 19 flood prone catchments in Kenya, Eastern Africa Study focus Flooding is a
major natural hazard especially in developing countries, and the need for timely, reliable …
major natural hazard especially in developing countries, and the need for timely, reliable …