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Frequency of extreme Sahelian storms tripled since 1982 in satellite observations

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  • Christopher M. Taylor

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
    National Centre for Earth Observation)

  • Danijel Belušić

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
    Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute)

  • Françoise Guichard

    (Centre National de Recherches Météorologique (CNRM), UMR 3589, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) & Météo-France)

  • Douglas J. Parker

    (School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds)

  • Théo Vischel

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, l’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), CNRS, Institute of Engineering Univ. Grenoble Alpes (G-INP), Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE))

  • Olivier Bock

    (Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière (IGN) Laboratoire de Recherche en Géodésie (LAREG), Université Paris Diderot)

  • Phil P. Harris

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
    National Centre for Earth Observation)

  • Serge Janicot

    (UMR7159, Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentations et Approches Numérique (LOCEAN), Sorbonne Universités, l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC)-CNRS-l’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN))

  • Cornelia Klein

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)

  • Gérémy Panthou

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, l’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), CNRS, Institute of Engineering Univ. Grenoble Alpes (G-INP), Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE))

Abstract

Since 1982, extreme daily rainfall in the western Sahel has increased persistently, owing to a warmer Sahara which has led to increased wind shear and an increase in intense storms.

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  • Christopher M. Taylor & Danijel Belušić & Françoise Guichard & Douglas J. Parker & Théo Vischel & Olivier Bock & Phil P. Harris & Serge Janicot & Cornelia Klein & Gérémy Panthou, 2017. "Frequency of extreme Sahelian storms tripled since 1982 in satellite observations," Nature, Nature, vol. 544(7651), pages 475-478, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:544:y:2017:i:7651:d:10.1038_nature22069
    DOI: 10.1038/nature22069
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