Evaluating the effectiveness of CHIRPS data for hydroclimatic studies

H Du, ML Tan, F Zhang, KP Chun, L Li… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Long-term gridded precipitation products (GPPs) are crucial for climatology and hydrological
research to overcome the limitations of gauge observations. Climate Hazards Group …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoscale convective systems and contributions to flood cases in southern west africa (swa): a systematic review

WA Atiah, LK Amekudzi, SK Danuor - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2023 - Elsevier
Flood-related fatalities and associated economic losses have increased in Southern West
Africa (SWA). The increased flood-associated damages highlighted the growing global …

Climate variability and impacts on maize (Zea mays) yield in Ghana, West Africa

WA Atiah, LK Amekudzi, RA Akum… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rain‐fed agriculture is predominantly the primary source of livelihood in sub‐Saharan
Africa. In Ghana, it employs over 60% of the population and contributes to about 30% of the …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of satellite and reanalysis rainfall estimates over Africa: a multi-scale assessment of eight products for continental applications

K Mekonnen, NM Velpuri, M Leh, K Akpoti… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Region Continental Africa Study Focus This study evaluates the accuracy of
eight gauge-corrected rainfall products across Africa through direct comparisons with in situ …

Trends of rainfall onset, cessation, and length of growing season in northern Ghana: comparing the rain gauge, satellite, and farmer's perceptions

WA Atiah, FK Muthoni, B Kotu, F Kizito, LK Amekudzi - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rainfall onset and cessation date greatly influence crop** calendar decisions in rain-fed
agricultural systems. This paper examined trends of onsets, cessation, and the length of …

Validation of CHIRPS precipitation estimates over Taiwan at multiple timescales

J Hsu, WR Huang, PY Liu, X Li - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS), which
incorporates satellite imagery and in situ station information, is a new high-resolution long …

Machine learning algorithms for merging satellite-based precipitation products and their application on meteorological drought monitoring over Kenya

S Ghosh, J Lu, P Das, Z Zhang - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
This study evaluates the reliability of merged satellite precipitation products based on single
machine learning (SML) and double machine learning (DML) algorithms to estimate …

Soil erosion risk assessment and treatment priority classification: A case study on guder watersheds, Abay river basin, Oromia, Ethiopia

TA Duguma - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Soil erosion is the most persistent environmental problem in the Upper Blue Nile River
(UBNR) basin of Ethiopia. Guder River is one of thetributaries of UBNR basin which critically …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the merits of gauge and satellite rainfall data at local scales in Ghana, West Africa

WA Atiah, GM Tsidu, LK Amekudzi - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently increased concerns and potential consequences of the limitation in gauge
measurements in Africa have heightened the availability of high Spatio-temporal satellite …

Spatiotemporal changes in temperature and precipitation in West Africa. Part i: Analysis with the CMIP6 historical dataset

GMLD Quenum, F Nkrumah, NAB Klutse, MB Sylla - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate variability and change constitute major challenges for Africa, especially West Africa
(WA), where an important increase in extreme climate events has been noticed. Therefore, it …