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dc.creatorChagnaud, G.-
dc.creatorPanthou, G.-
dc.creatorVischel, T.-
dc.creator/Lebel, Thierry-
dc.date2022-
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-27T17:37:54Z-
dc.date.available2022-04-27T17:37:54Z-
dc.identifierhttps://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084365-
dc.identifieroai:ird.fr:fdi:010084365-
dc.identifierChagnaud G., Panthou G., Vischel T., Lebel Thierry. A synthetic view of rainfall intensification in the West African Sahel. 2022, 17 (4), p. 044005 [9 p.]-
dc.identifier.urihttp://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/169158-
dc.descriptionThe West African Sahel has been facing for more than 30 years an increase in extreme rainfall with strong socio-economic impacts. This situation challenges decision-makers to define adaptation strategies in a rapidly changing climate. The present study proposes (i) a quantitative characterization of the trends in extreme rainfall at the regional scale, (ii) the translation of the trends into metrics that can be used by hydrological risk managers, (iii) elements for understanding the link between the climatology of extreme and mean rainfall. Based on a regional non-stationary statistical model applied to in-situ daily rainfall data over the period 1983-2015, we show that the region-wide increasing trend in extreme rainfall is highly significant. The change in extreme value distribution reflects an increase in both the mean and variability, producing a 5%/decade increase in extreme rainfall intensity whatever the return period. The statistical framework provides operational elements for revising the design methods of hydraulic structures which most often assume a stationary climate. Finally, the study shows that the increase in annual maxima of daily rainfall is more attributable to stronger storm intensities (80%) than to more frequent storm occurrences (20%), reflecting a major rainfall regime shift in comparison to those observed in the region since 1950.-
dc.languageEN-
dc.subjectWest African Sahel-
dc.subjectextreme rainfall-
dc.subjectregional non-stationary models-
dc.subjectadaptation planning-
dc.titleA synthetic view of rainfall intensification in the West African Sahel-
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dc.coverageAFRIQUE DE L'OUEST-
dc.coverageZONE SAHELIENNE-
Aparece en las colecciones: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRD - Cosecha

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