Forced Sahel rainfall trends in the CMIP5 archive

M Biasutti - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The simulations of the fifth Coupled Models Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) strengthen
previous assessments of a substantial role of anthropogenic emissions in driving …

The cloud feedback model intercomparison project (CFMIP) contribution to CMIP6

MJ Webb, T Andrews, A Bodas-Salcedo… - Geoscientific Model …, 2017 - gmd.copernicus.org
The primary objective of CFMIP is to inform future assessments of cloud feedbacks through
improved understanding of cloud–climate feedback mechanisms and better evaluation of …

Dominant role of greenhouse-gas forcing in the recovery of Sahel rainfall

B Dong, R Sutton - Nature Climate Change, 2015 - nature.com
Sahelian summer rainfall, controlled by the West African monsoon, exhibited large-
amplitude multidecadal variability during the twentieth century. Particularly important was …

[HTML][HTML] Projections of a wetter Sahel in the twenty-first century from global and regional models

EK Vizy, KH Cook, J Crétat, N Neupane - Journal of climate, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
Projections of a Wetter Sahel in the Twenty-First Century from Global and Regional Models in:
Journal of Climate Volume 26 Issue 13 (2013) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo …

Extreme temperature and rainfall events and future climate change projections in the coastal Savannah Agroecological Zone of Ghana

J Ankrah, A Monteiro, H Madureira - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global climate has changed, and there are concerns about the effects on both humans
and the environment, necessitating more research for improved adaptation. In this study, we …

West African monsoon dynamics and precipitation: the competition between global SST warming and CO2 increase in CMIP5 idealized simulations

M Gaetani, C Flamant, S Bastin, S Janicot, C Lavaysse… - Climate dynamics, 2017 - Springer
Climate variability associated with the West African monsoon (WAM) has important
environmental and socio-economic impacts in the region. However, state-of-the-art climate …

Rainfall variability and trend analysis of rainfall in West Africa (Senegal, Mauritania, Burkina Faso)

Z Nouaceur, O Murarescu - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study concerns the West African Sahel. The Sahelian climate is characterized by a long
dry season and a rainy season which starts in June and ends in September–October. This …

On the range of future Sahel precipitation projections and the selection of a sub-sample of CMIP5 models for impact studies

PA Monerie, E Sanchez-Gomez, J Boé - Climate Dynamics, 2017 - Springer
The future evolution of the West African Monsoon is studied by analyzing 32 CMIP5 models
under the rcp8. 5 emission scenario. A hierarchical clustering method based on the …

West African monsoon in state-of-the-science regional climate models

MB Sylla, I Diallo, JS Pal - Climate Variability—Regional and …, 2013 - books.google.com
The western Sahel (eg rectangle in Figure 1) climate is dominated by the West African
Monsoon (WAM), a large-scale circulation characterized by reversal in direction of winds in …

Separating the Influences of Land Warming, the Direct CO2 Effect, the Plant Physiological Effect, and SST Warming on Regional Precipitation Changes

R Chadwick, D Ackerley, T Ogura… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Regional precipitation responses to land warming are separated from other aspects of CO2
forcing using idealized atmosphere‐only climate model experiments. Land warming is …