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G. Samba

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Dyvalocca : un projet pour l'étude des nuages bas de saison sèche sur la façade atlantique de l'Afrique centrale et de leur impact bioclimatique sur …

2020

Low-level clouds are key components of the climate but are not well represented in weather and climate models. Recently it has been shown that an extensive low-level cloud cover develops during the June-September main dry season in western equatorial Africa, from the coastal plains of Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville to the inland plateaus downstream of the low-mountain crests. Such a cloudy main dry season is unique in the moist Tropics and is likely to explain the presence of the densest and evergreen forests of Central Africa as evapotranspiration is low and the quality of light is high. The ANR-DFG funded “DYVALOCCA” project will conduct from 2020 to 2022 a field campaign, raise existing in-…

water and light availabilityAfrique CentraleCentral Africa[SDU.STU.CL] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Climatology[SDU.STU.CL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Climatologyvariabilityvariabilitéprocessesprocessusnuages basdisponibilité en eau et lumièrelow clouds
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État actuel des réseaux de mesures éco-climatiques en Afrique centrale : les ambitions du projet de recherche international FORGREENE.

2016

This work presents an overview of spatio-temporal quality andspatial density of rainfall networks of Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, CAP and DRC, particularly in the recentperiod (1973-2014) through the GSOD international database. Faced with enormous gaps observed, theseresults will help to select metrological and analytical orientations in FORGREENE project (Tropical forestsgreeness and cloudiness in Central Africa: present conditions and future evolution). A comparison with rainfallsatellite estimates (RFE type) also indicates their great potential, provided they are based on in situ validations.

climat équatorialCentral Africaweather station networkequatorial climate[SDU.STU.CL] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Climatology[SDU.STU.CL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Climatologyévaluationrainfallréseaux de mesuresprécipitations[ SDU.STU.CL ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/ClimatologyAfrique centrale
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