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Coupled Climate-Economic Modes in the Sahel's Interannual Variability

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  • Vivien Sainte Fare Garnot

    (ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539) - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - X - École polytechnique - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - SU - Sorbonne Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Département des Géosciences - ENS Paris - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

  • Andreas Groth

    (AOS - Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences [Los Angeles] - UCLA - University of California [Los Angeles] - UC - University of California)

  • Michael Ghil

    (ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, AOS - Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences [Los Angeles] - UCLA - University of California [Los Angeles] - UC - University of California, LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539) - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - X - École polytechnique - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - SU - Sorbonne Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Département des Géosciences - ENS Paris - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

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We study the influence of interannual climate variability on the economy of several countries in the Sahel region. In the agricultural sector, we are able to identify coupled climate-economic modes that are statistically significant on interannual time scales. In particular, precipitation is a key climatic factor for agriculture in this semi-arid region. Locality and diversity characterize the Sahel's climatic and economic system, with the coupled climate-economic patterns exhibiting substantial differences from country to country. Large-scale atmospheric patterns — like the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and its quasi-biennial and quasi-quadrennial oscillatory modes — have quite limited influence on the economies, while more location-specific rainfall patterns play an important role.

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  • Vivien Sainte Fare Garnot & Andreas Groth & Michael Ghil, 2018. "Coupled Climate-Economic Modes in the Sahel's Interannual Variability," Post-Print hal-01855370, HAL.
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    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.006
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