Operational meteorology in West Africa: Observational networks, weather analysis and forecasting

Andreas H. Fink; Anna Agustí-Panareda; Douglas J. Parker; Jean Philippe Lafore; Jean Blaise Ngamini; Ernest Afiesimama; Anton Beljaars; Olivier Bock; Michael Christoph; Francis Didé; Claudia Faccani; Nadia Fourrié; Fatima Karbou; Jan Polcher; Zilore Mumba; Mathieu Nuret; Susan Pohle; Florence Rabier; Adrian M. Tompkins; George Wilson

doi:10.1002/asl.324

Operational meteorology in West Africa: Observational networks, weather analysis and forecasting

Andreas H. Fink
, Anna Agustí-Panareda
, Douglas J. Parker
, Jean Philippe Lafore
, Jean Blaise Ngamini
, Ernest Afiesimama
, Anton Beljaars
, Olivier Bock
, Michael Christoph
, Francis Didé
, Claudia Faccani
, Nadia Fourrié
, Fatima Karbou
, Jan Polcher
, Zilore Mumba
, Mathieu Nuret
, Susan Pohle
, Florence Rabier
, Adrian M. Tompkins
, George Wilson

Germany; University of Cologne
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
University of Leeds
Météo-France/CNRS
ASECNA
Nigerian Meteorological Agency
IGN Institut Geographique National
DMN Bénin
ACMAD
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
GMA

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Abstract

Real-time surface and upper-air observations are crucial to the analysis and forecasting of the West African monsoon (WAM). This paper will focus on the African Monsoon-Multidisciplinary Analyses (AMMA)-driven reactivation and modernisation of the radiosonde network over West Africa, its potential long-term impact on upper-air operations in the region, the influence of the additional data in WAM analyses and forecasting, and the AMMA-related development and usage of the West African Analysis/Forecasting (WASA/F) forecast method.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-141
Number of pages	7
Journal	Atmospheric Science Letters
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.324
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011

Keywords

Forecasting
Radiosonde network
Weather analysis
West Africa

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Fink, A. H., Agustí-Panareda, A., Parker, D. J., Lafore, J. P., Ngamini, J. B., Afiesimama, E., Beljaars, A., Bock, O., Christoph, M., Didé, F., Faccani, C., Fourrié, N., Karbou, F., Polcher, J., Mumba, Z., Nuret, M., Pohle, S., Rabier, F., Tompkins, A. M., & Wilson, G. (2011). Operational meteorology in West Africa: Observational networks, weather analysis and forecasting. Atmospheric Science Letters, 12(1), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.324

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