West African Summer Monsoon Precipitation Variability as Represented by Reanalysis Datasets

West African Summer Monsoon Precipitation Variability as Represented by Reanalysis Datasets

Focusing on West Africa, a region riddled with in situ data scarcity, we evaluate the summer monsoon monthly rainfall characteristics of five global reanalysis datasets: ERA5, ERA-Interim, JRA-55, MERRA2, and NCEP-R2. Their performance in reproducing the West African monsoon (WAM) climatology, inter...

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Main Authors: Kwesi Akumenyi Quagraine, Francis Nkrumah, Cornelia Klein, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Kwesi Twentwewa Quagraine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Climate
Subjects:
reanalysis
precipitation
West Africa
monsoon
teleconnection
climate monitoring
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/8/10/111

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