Verification of ERA5 and ERA-Interim precipitation over Africa at intra-annual and interannual timescales

J Steinkopf, F Engelbrecht - Atmospheric Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Over data sparse regions such as Africa, reanalysis datasets can provide a useful alternative
to enable climate investigations across a range of temporal scales. Here, a detailed …

Dust emission modeling using a new high‐resolution dust source function in WRF‐Chem with implications for air quality

SP Parajuli, GL Stenchikov, A Ukhov… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Air‐borne dust affects all aspects of human life. The sources of dust have high spatial
variation and a better quantification of dust emission helps to identify remediation measures …

A machine learning model to estimate ambient PM2. 5 concentrations in industrialized highveld region of South Africa

D Zhang, L Du, W Wang, Q Zhu, J Bi… - Remote sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) has been linked to a substantial disease burden
globally, yet little has been done to estimate the population health risks of PM 2.5 in South …

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 …

Modeling and spatial characterization of aerosols at Middle East AERONET stations

CM Anoruo, SNH Bukhari, OK Nwofor - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, we employed an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model to
simulate aerosol optical depth time series from the ground-based AErosol RObotic NETwork …

Enhanced CH4 emissions from global wildfires likely due to undetected small fires

J Zhao, P Ciais, F Chevallier, JG Canadell… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Monitoring methane (CH4) emissions from terrestrial ecosystems is essential for assessing
the relative contributions of natural and anthropogenic factors leading to climate change and …

[HTML][HTML] Mass concentration, optical depth and carbon composition of particulate matter in the major southern West African cities of Cotonou (Benin) and Abidjan (Côte …

J Djossou, JF Léon, AB Akpo, C Liousse… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Air quality degradation is a major issue in the large conurbations on the shore of the Gulf of
Guinea. We present for the first time PM 2.5 time series collected in Cotonou, Benin, and …

On the role of the flaming to smoldering transition in the seasonal cycle of African fire emissions

B Zheng, F Chevallier, P Ciais, Y Yin… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite estimates of burned area, associated carbon monoxide (CO) emission estimates,
and CO column retrievals do not agree on the peak fire month in Africa, evident in both …

Accuracy assessment and climatology of MODIS aerosol optical properties over North Africa

AB Merdji, X Xu, C Lu, BA Habtemicheal… - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, the aerosol optical depth (AOD) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Collection 6.1 (C6. 1) product was compared with ground …

Impact of long-range transport over the Atlantic Ocean on Saharan dust optical and microphysical properties based on AERONET data

C Velasco-Merino, D Mateos… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Arid regions are a major source of mineral dust aerosol. Transport from these sources can
have a great impact on aerosol climatology in distant regions. In order to assess the impact …