Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Climate Extremes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Potential Impact of Oceanic Teleconnections

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 86
• Main Authors: Zita, Lormido Ernesto, Justino, Flávio, Gurjão, Carlos, Adamu, James, Talacuece, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Climate; Climate and weather; Climate change; climate changes; Climate variability; Climatic extremes; CLIMPACT; Cooling; Datasets; Dipoles; Drought; El Nino; El Nino phenomena; El Nino-Southern Oscillation event; ENSO; Environmental aspects; Extreme weather; Forecasts and trends; heat waves; Interannual variability; IOD; Maximum rainfall; Modes; Oceans; Performance evaluation; Population studies; Precipitation; Precipitation variations; Rainfall; Southern Oscillation; Spatiotemporal data; Teleconnections (Climatology); Temperature; Variability; Weather; Weather forecasting; Weather index; Wet days; Sub-Saharan Africa; Indian Ocean; Southern Africa; Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a region vulnerable to extreme weather events due to its low level of adaptive capacity. In recent decades, SSA has been punctuated by more intense climatic phenomena that severely affect its population. Therefore, this study evaluates the performance of the ERA5 and CHIR...