The first Forecasters Handbook for West Africa

Cornforth, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-9556, Parker, D. J., Diop-Kane, M., Fink, A. H., Lafore, J.-P., Laing, A., Afiesimama, E., Caughey, J., Diongue-Niang, A., Hamza, I., Harou, A., Kassimou, A., Lamb, P., Lamptey, B., Mumba, Z., Nnodu, I., Omotosho, J., Palmer, S., Parrish, P., Razafindrakoto, L.-G., Thiaw, W., Thorncroft, C. and Tompkins, A. (2019) The first Forecasters Handbook for West Africa. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100 (11). pp. 2343-2351. ISSN 1520-0477 doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0273.1

Abstract/Summary

Bridging the gap between rapidly moving scientific research and specific forecasting tools, Meteorology of Tropical West Africa: The Forecasters' Handbook’, gives unprecedented access to the latest science and combines this with pragmatic approaches to forecasting. It is set to change the way forecasters, researchers and students learn about tropical meteorology and will serve to drive demand for new forecasting tools. The Handbook builds upon the legacy of the AMMA project, making the latest science applicable to forecasting in the region. By bringing together, at the outset, researchers and forecasters from across the region, and linking to applications, user communities and decision-makers, the Forecasters’ Handbook provides a template for finding much needed solutions to critical issues such as building resilience to climate change in West Africa.

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Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Walker Institute Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	American Meteorological Society
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