New study of storm generation could improve rainfall prediction in West Africa
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 05:30
in Earth & Climate
A new study of how storms are generated could improve rainfall prediction in dry regions of Africa, where drought and short growing seasons are common. A team of scientists from the UK, France and Australia used satellite observations of the Sahel region of West Africa to demonstrate that brief changes in soil moisture over areas of just tens of kilometers can affect storm generation.