West Africa Extreme Rainfall Events and Large-Scale Ocean Surface and Atmospheric Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic
Joint Authors
Yoroba, F.
Ta, S.
Toualy, E.
Aman, A.
Kouadio, Yves K.
Ali, K. Eugène
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Based on daily precipitation from the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) data during April–October of the 1997–2014 period, the daily extreme rainfall trends and variability over West Africa are characterized using 90th-percentile threshold at each grid point.
The contribution of the extreme rainfall amount reaches ~50–90% in the northern region while it is ~30–50% in the south.
The yearly cumulated extreme rainfall amount indicates significant and negative trends in the 6°N–12°N; 6°N–12°N; 17°W–10°W and 4°N–7°N; 4°N–7°N; 6°E–10°E 4°N–7°N; 6°E–10°E 4°N–7°N; 6°E–10°E domains, while the number of days exhibits nonsignificant trends over West Africa.
The empirical orthogonal functions performed on the standardized anomalies show four variability modes that include all West Africa with a focus on the Sahelian region, the eastern region including the south of Nigeria, the western part including Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea-Bissau, and finally a small region at the coast of Ghana and Togo.
These four modes are influenced differently by the large-scale ocean surface and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Atlantic.
The results are applicable in planning the risks associated with these climate hazards, particularly on water resource management and civil defense.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ta, S.& Kouadio, Yves K.& Ali, K. Eugène& Toualy, E.& Aman, A.& Yoroba, F.. 2016. West Africa Extreme Rainfall Events and Large-Scale Ocean Surface and Atmospheric Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095372
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ta, S.…[et al.]. West Africa Extreme Rainfall Events and Large-Scale Ocean Surface and Atmospheric Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic. Advances in Meteorology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095372
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ta, S.& Kouadio, Yves K.& Ali, K. Eugène& Toualy, E.& Aman, A.& Yoroba, F.. West Africa Extreme Rainfall Events and Large-Scale Ocean Surface and Atmospheric Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic. Advances in Meteorology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1095372