Seasonal Forecasting of the Onset of the Rainy Season in West Africa

Seasonal forecasts for monsoonal rainfall characteristics like the onset of the rainy seasons (ORS) are crucial for national weather services in semi-arid regions to better support decision-making in rain-fed agriculture. In this study an approach for seasonal forecasting of the ORS is proposed usin...

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Main Authors: Manuel Rauch, Jan Bliefernicht, Patrick Laux, Seyni Salack, Moussa Waongo, Harald Kunstmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/9/528