The present assessment of the West African monsoon in the models of the Coupled Model
Intercomparison Project (CMIP) phase 5 (CMIP5) indicates little evolution since the third …

Desertification of the Sahel region has been debated for decades, while the concept of a “re-
greening” Sahel appeared with satellite remote sensing data that allowed vegetation …

The decrease of water resources can enhance poverty and increase insecurity in dry
regions, at the same time leading to loss of biological diversity. For these reasons, the …

The Dahra field site in Senegal, West Africa, was established in 2002 to monitor ecosystem
properties of semiarid savanna grassland and their responses to climatic and environmental …

MOD17A2 provides operational gross primary production (GPP) data globally at 1km spatial
resolution and 8-day temporal resolution. MOD17A2 estimates GPP according to the light …

Improving regional estimates of actual evapotranspiration (λΕ) in water-limited regions
located at climatic transition zones is critical. This study assesses an λΕ model (PT-JPL …

Rain Use Efficiency (RUE), defined as Aboveground Net Primary Production (ANPP) divided
by rainfall, is increasingly used to diagnose land degradation. Yet, the outcome of RUE …

Forests play a critical role in the hydrologic cycle, impacting the surface and groundwater
dynamics of watersheds through transpiration, interception, shading, and modification of the …

Core Ideas AMMA‐CATCH is a long‐term critical zone observatory in West Africa. Four sites
sample the sharp ecoclimatic gradient characteristic of this region. Combined …

In recent decades, the Sahel has witnessed a paradoxical increase in surface water despite
a general precipitation decline. This phenomenon, commonly referred to as the Sahelian …