Recent intensification of the seasonal rainfall cycle in equatorial Africa revealed by farmer perceptions, satellite-based estimates, and ground-based station measurements

• Published in: Climatic change Vol. 153; no. 1-2; pp. 123 - 139
• Main Authors: Salerno, Jonathan, Diem, Jeremy E., Konecky, Bronwen L., Hartter, Joel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptation; Annual rainfall; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Climate control; Climate trends; Climate variability; Climatic data; Dry season; Drying; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Farmers; Ground stations; Households; Information sources; Livestock; National parks; Rain; Rainfall; Rainfed farming; Rainy season; Satellites; Seasonal rainfall; Seasons; Small farms; Transition zone; Trends; Weather; Weather patterns; Wet season; Africa

Smallholder farmers and livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa are on the frontlines of climate variability and change. Yet, in many regions, a paucity of weather and climate data has prevented rigorous assessment of recent climate trends and their causes, thereby limiting the effectiveness of fore...