Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability
Eastern Africa exhibits bimodal rainfall consisting of long rains (March–May) and short rains
(October–December), changes in which have profound socioeconomic and environmental …
(October–December), changes in which have profound socioeconomic and environmental …
Uniting remote sensing, crop modelling and economics for agricultural risk management
The increasing availability of satellite data at higher spatial, temporal and spectral
resolutions is enabling new applications in agriculture and economic development …
resolutions is enabling new applications in agriculture and economic development …
Changing state of the climate system
2 Chapter 2 assesses observed large-scale changes in climate system drivers, key climate
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas
High-resolution information on climatic conditions is essential to many applications in
environmental and ecological sciences. Here we present the CHELSA (Climatologies at …
environmental and ecological sciences. Here we present the CHELSA (Climatologies at …
Rapid changes to global river suspended sediment flux by humans
Rivers support indispensable ecological functions and human health and infrastructure. Yet
limited river sampling hinders our understanding of consequential changes to river systems …
limited river sampling hinders our understanding of consequential changes to river systems …
Large contribution from anthropogenic warming to an emerging North American megadrought
Severe and persistent 21st-century drought in southwestern North America (SWNA)
motivates comparisons to medieval megadroughts and questions about the role of …
motivates comparisons to medieval megadroughts and questions about the role of …
An evaluation of ERA5 precipitation for climate monitoring
DA Lavers, A Simmons, F Vamborg… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A key aim of climate monitoring is to place the current conditions of climate variables, such
as surface air temperature and precipitation, in their historical context. In Europe, a leading …
as surface air temperature and precipitation, in their historical context. In Europe, a leading …
An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel
A large proportion of dryland trees and shrubs (hereafter referred to collectively as trees)
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …
[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic climate change has driven over 5 million km2 of drylands towards desertification
Drylands cover 41% of the earth's land surface and include 45% of the world's agricultural
land. These regions are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to anthropogenic climate …
land. These regions are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to anthropogenic climate …
[HTML][HTML] MSWEP V2 global 3-hourly 0.1 precipitation: methodology and quantitative assessment
MSWEP V2 Global 3-Hourly 0.1 Precipitation: Methodology and Quantitative Assessment in:
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 100 Issue 3 (2019) Jump to …
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 100 Issue 3 (2019) Jump to …