Publications – GCRF African SWIFT

The publications listed below were supported by UK Research and Innovation as part of the Global Challenges Research Fund, African SWIFT programme, grant number NE/P021077/1.

2020

Atiah, W. A., Amekudzi, L. K., Aryee, J. N. A., Preko, K., & Danuor S. K. 2020. Validation of satellite and merged rainfall data over Ghana, West Africa. Atmosphere, 11(8), 859. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/8/859/htm
Balogun, R. A., Adefisan, E. A., Adeyewa, Z. D., & Okogbue, E.C. 2020. A concise comparison of two rainfall onset definitions using convective properties derived from TRMM precipitation radar data. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-020-00759-w
Giannini, A., Ali, A., Kelley, C. P., Lamptey, B. L., Minoungou, B., & Ndiaye, O. 2020. Advances in the lead time of Sahel rainfall prediction with the North American Multimodel Ensemble. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(9). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087341
Osei, M. A., Amekudzi, L. K., Ferguson, C. R., & Danuor, S. K. 2020. Inter-comparison of AIRS temperature and relative humidity profiles with AMMA and DACCIWA radiosonde observations over West Africa. Remote Sensing, 12(16). https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/16/2631/htm

2019

Hunt, K.M. and Fletcher, J.K., 2019. The relationship between Indian monsoon rainfall and low-pressure systems. Climate Dynamics, 53(3-4), pp.1859-1871.
Keat, W.J., Stein, T.H., Phaduli, E., Landman, S., Becker, E., Bopape, M.J.M., Hanley, K.E., Lean, H.W. and Webster, S., 2019. Convective initiation and storm life cycles in convection‐permitting simulations of the Met Office Unified Model over South Africa. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145(721), pp.1323-1336.
Lawal, K.A., Abiodun, B.J., Stone, D.A., Olaniyan, E. and Wehner, M.F., 2019. Capability of CAM5.1 in simulating maximum air temperature patterns over West Africa during boreal spring. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 5(4), pp.1815-1838.
Nkiaka, E., Taylor, A., Dougill, A.J., Antwi-Agyei, P., Fournier, N., Bosire, E.N., Konte, O., Lawal, K.A., Mutai, B., Mwangi, E. and Ticehurst, H., 2019. Identifying user needs for weather and climate services to enhance resilience to climate shocks in sub-Saharan Africa. Environmental Research Letters, 14(12), p.123003.
Olaniyan, E., Adefisan, E.A., Balogun, A.A. and Lawal, K.A., 2019. The influence of global climate drivers on monsoon onset variability in Nigeria using S2S models. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 5(4), pp.1405-1428.
Stein, T.H.M., Keat, W., Maidment, R.I., Landman, S., Becker, E., Boyd, D.F.A., Bodas-Salcedo, A., Pankiewicz, G. and Webster, S., 2019. An evaluation of clouds and precipitation in convection-permitting forecasts for South Africa. Weather and Forecasting, 34(1), pp.233-254.
Walker, D.P., Birch, C.E., Marsham, J.H., Scaife, A.A., Graham, R.J. and Segele, Z.T., 2019. Skill of dynamical and GHACOF consensus seasonal forecasts of East African rainfall. Climate Dynamics, 53(7-8), pp.4911-4935.
Woodhams, B.J., Birch, C.E., Marsham, J.H., Lane, T.P., Bain, C.L. and Webster, S., 2019. Identifying key controls on storm formation over the lake victoria basin. Monthly Weather Review, 147(9), pp.3365-3390.

2018

Bourgeois, E., Bouniol, D., Couvreux, F., Guichard, F., Marsham, J.H., Garcia‐Carreras, L., Birch, C.E. and Parker, D.J., 2018. Characteristics of mid‐level clouds over West Africa. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144(711), pp.426-442.
Bhowmick, M. and Parker, D.J., 2018. Analytical solution to a thermodynamic model for the sensitivity of afternoon deep convective initiation to the surface Bowen ratio. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144(716), pp.2216-2229.
Huang, Q., Marsham, J.H., Tian, W., Parker, D.J. and Garcia-Carreras, L., 2018. Large-eddy simulation of dust-uplift by a haboob density current. Atmospheric Environment, 179, pp.31-39
Olaniyan, E., Adefisan, E.A., Oni, F., Afiesimama, E., Balogun, A.A. and Lawal, K.A., 2018. Evaluation of the ECMWF Sub-seasonal to seasonal precipitation forecasts during the peak of West Africa Monsoon in Nigeria. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 6, p.4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2018.00004
Parker, D.J., 2018. Météorologie de l’Afrique de l’Ouest tropicale: Le manuel du prévisionniste. EDP Sciences.
Taylor, C.M., Fink, A.H., Klein, C., Parker, D.J., Guichard, F., Harris, P.P. and Knapp, K.R., 2018. Earlier seasonal onset of intense mesoscale convective systems in the Congo Basin since 1999. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(24), pp.13-458.
Williams, P.A., Crespo, O., Abu, M. and Simpson, N.P., 2018. A systematic review of how vulnerability of smallholder agricultural systems to changing climate is assessed in Africa. Environmental Research Letters, 13(10), p.103004.
Woodhams, B.J., Birch, C.E., Marsham, J.H., Bain, C.L., Roberts, N.M. and Boyd, D.F., 2018. What Is the Added Value of a Convection-Permitting Model for Forecasting Extreme Rainfall over Tropical East Africa? Monthly Weather Review, 146(9), pp.2757-2780.

Publications with SWIFT partners as contributing authors

Cornforth, R., Parker, D.J., Diop-Kane, M., Fink, A.H., Lafore, J.P., Laing, A., Afiesimama, E., Caughey, J., Diongue-Niang, A., Kassimou, A. and Lamb, P., 2019. The First Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100(11), pp.2343-2351.

Balogun, R. A., Adefisan, E. A., Adeyewa, Z. D., & Okogbue, E. C. 2020. Thermodynamic environment during the 2009 Burkina Faso and 2012 Nigeria flood disasters: Case study. In: Leal Filho W., Ogugu N., Adelake L., Ayal D., da Silva I., (eds) African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42091-8_143-1

Dike, V.N., Addi, M., Andang’o, H.A., Attig, B.F., Barimalala, R., Diasso, U.J., Du Plessis, M., Lamine, S., Mongwe, P.N., Zaroug, M. and Ochanda, V.K., 2018. Obstacles facing Africa’s young climate scientists. Nature Climate Change, 8(6), pp.447-449.

Ghana’s Vision for National Adaptation Planning, National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network – By Philip Antwi-Agyei (Ph.D.), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; and Antwi-Boasiako Amoah (Ph.D.), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ghana.

Achugbu, I. C., Dudhia, J., Olufayo, A. A., Balogun, I., A., Adefisan, E. A., & Gbode, I. E. 2020. Assessment of WRF land surface model performance over West Africa. 2020. Advances in Meteorology. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6205308

Special article ‘Sub-seasonal to seasonal models for improving predictions of high impact weather, climate forecasting and advancing operational research across Africa meteorological services, academic and training centres’ by Joseph Mutemi, in S2S Prediction Project July Newsletter, Number 9