Journal article
AMMA's contribution to the evolution of prediction and decision‐making systems for West Africa
LMD/IPSL/CNRS, Paris, France1
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK2
LPAO‐SF/UCAD, Dakar, Senegal3
LTHE/IRD, Grenoble, France4
LOCEAN/IPSL/CNRS, Paris, France5
ISAC/CNR, Bologna, Italy6
IBIMET/CNR, Florence, Italy7
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft‐ und Raumfahrt, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany8
CNRM‐GAME, Météo‐France and CNRS, Toulouse, France9
2iE, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso10
School of Environmental Sciences, UEA, Norwich, UK11
ENEA, Rome, Italy12
Department of Geography, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark13
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA14
CNRS, LMD/IPSL, Tour 45, Case 99, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris 75252, France.15
...and 5 moreThe AMMA (African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis) project set out to better understand the geophysical processes which govern the evolution of the monsoon and provide the science needed to improve prediction and decision‐support systems. The control exerted by weather and climate on agronomic production, water resources and public health was studied to evaluate the potential for populations to adapt.
AMMA made advances which have the potential to improve forecasts from weather to climate scales. Translating them into operational tools for decision making will require improvements to the observational networks, and stronger support for the organizations which generate and disseminate application forecasts.
Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society
| Language: | Undetermined |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 2-6 |
| ISSN: | 1530261x |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1002/asl.320 |
