Abstract:Several tropical regions of the world, including West Africa are strong climatic hotspots where the increase in extreme climatic events (e.g., droughts) impacts on water resources and hydroecological systems. Even though the West African Sahel has been widely studied, reports on the rainfall climatology of coastal West Africa are considerably limited. Assessing the evolutionary changes in rainfall in this region is crucial to improving understanding on the impacts of global climate systems on rainfall variabil… Show more
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