The possible role of local air pollution in climate change in West Africa

P Knippertz, MJ Evans, PR Field, AH Fink… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The climate of West Africa is characterized by a sensitive monsoon system that is
associated with marked natural precipitation variability. This region has been and is …

A pilot study of gaseous pollutants' measurement (NO2, SO2, NH3, HNO3 and O3) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: contribution to an overview of gaseous pollution in …

J Bahino, V Yoboué, C Galy-Lacaux… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
This work is part of the DACCIWA FP7 project (Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud
Interactions in West Africa) in the framework of the Work Package 2 Air Pollution and Health …

[HTML][HTML] The CLoud–Aerosol–Radiation interaction and forcing: Year 2017 (CLARIFY-2017) measurement campaign

JM Haywood, SJ Abel, PA Barrett… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
The representations of clouds, aerosols, and cloud–aerosol–radiation impacts remain some
of the largest uncertainties in climate change, limiting our ability to accurately reconstruct …

Regional trends in the fractional solubility of Fe and other metals from North Atlantic aerosols (GEOTRACES cruises GA01 and GA03) following a two-stage leach

RU Shelley, WM Landing, SJ Ussher… - …, 2018 - bg.copernicus.org
The fractional solubility of aerosol-derived trace elements deposited to the ocean surface is
a key parameter of many marine biogeochemical models. Despite this, it is currently poorly …

[HTML][HTML] An attribution of the low single-scattering albedo of biomass burning aerosol over the southeastern Atlantic

A Dobracki, P Zuidema, SG Howell… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Aerosol over the remote southeastern Atlantic is some of the most sunlight-absorbing
aerosol on the planet: the in situ free-tropospheric single-scattering albedo at the 530 nm …

[HTML][HTML] A process-based validation of GPM IMERG and its sources using a mesoscale rain gauge network in the West African forest zone

M Maranan, AH Fink, P Knippertz… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
A Process-Based Validation of GPM IMERG and Its Sources Using a Mesoscale Rain Gauge
Network in the West African Forest Zone in: Journal of Hydrometeorology Volume 21 Issue 4 …

A meteorological and chemical overview of the DACCIWA field campaign in West Africa in June–July 2016

P Knippertz, AH Fink, A Deroubaix… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
In June and July 2016 the Dynamics–Aerosol–Chemistry–Cloud Interactions in West Africa
(DACCIWA) project organised a major international field campaign in southern West Africa …

West African operational daily solar forecast errors and their link with meteorological conditions

L Clauzel, S Anquetin, C Lavaysse, G Tremoy… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
West Africa is at the forefront of global environmental challenges with its commitment to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and harnessing the potential of renewable energy …

[HTML][HTML] The African SWIFT project: growing science capability to bring about a revolution in weather prediction

DJ Parker, AM Blyth, SJ Woolnough… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Africa is poised for a revolution in the quality and relevance of weather predictions, with
potential for great benefits in terms of human and economic security. This revolution will be …

Remote sensing of aerosols due to biomass burning over Kanpur, Sao-Paulo, Ilorin and Canberra

S Tariq, Z Ul-Haq, H Nawaz, U Mehmood… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2023 - Springer
Aerosol affect the climate in number of ways. In order to investigate these effects, we need a
deep insight into aerosols optical, physical and radiative properties. So, to understand …