Abstract: This paper evaluates the rainfall conditions of 1994 in the West African Sahel. This analysis confirms that the year was relatively wet in the Sahel. The strongest positive anomalies occurred in the central Sahel and during ...

Abstract: Many assumptions have been made about the nature and character of desertification in West Africa. This paper examines the history of this issue, reviews the current state of our knowledge concerning the meteorological ...

Abstract: This article presents calculations of surface water balance for the African continent using a revised version of the Lettau climatonomy. Calculations are based on approximately 1400 rainfall stations, with records generally ...