scholarly journals Revisiting interannual to decadal teleconnections influencing seasonal rainfall in the Greater Horn of Africa during the 20th century

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 2765-2785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Titike K. Bahaga ◽  
Andreas H. Fink ◽  
Peter Knippertz
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Seasonal Rainfall ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Greater Horn Of Africa

scholarly journals Projected effects of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels on the intra-seasonal rainfall characteristics over the Greater Horn of Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 034037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masilin Gudoshava ◽  
Herbert O Misiani ◽  
Zewdu T Segele ◽  
Suman Jain ◽  
Jully O Ouma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Seasonal Rainfall ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Rainfall Characteristics ◽  
Greater Horn Of Africa

Improving multimodel medium range forecasts over the Greater Horn of Africa using the FSU superensemble

2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Kipkogei ◽  
A. Bhardwaj ◽  
V. Kumar ◽  
L. A. Ogallo ◽  
F. J. Opijah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Medium Range ◽  
Greater Horn Of Africa ◽  
Range Forecasts

scholarly journals Seasonal Drought in the Greater Horn of Africa and Its Recent Increase during the March–May Long Rains

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (21) ◽  
pp. 7953-7975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradfield Lyon
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Circulation ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Meteorological Drought ◽  
Tropical Pacific ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Climate Model Simulations ◽  
Greater Horn Of Africa ◽  
The Tropical Pacific

Abstract This paper provides a review of atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperature (SST) conditions that are associated with meteorological drought on the seasonal time scale in the Greater Horn of Africa (the region 10°S–15°N, 30°–52°E). New findings regarding a post-1998 increase in drought frequency during the March–May (MAM) “long rains” are also reported. The period 1950–2010 is emphasized, although rainfall and SST data from 1901–2010 are used to place the recent long rains decline in a multidecadal context. For the latter case, climate model simulations and isolated basin SST experiments are also utilized. Climatologically, rainfall exhibits a unimodal June–August (JJA) maximum in west-central Ethiopia with a generally bimodal [MAM and October–December (OND) maxima] distribution in locations to the south and east. Emphasis will be on these three seasons. SST anomalies in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans show the strongest association with drought during OND in locations having a bimodal annual cycle, with weaker associations during MAM. The influence of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon critically depends on its ability to affect SSTs outside the Pacific. Salient features of the anomalous atmospheric circulation during drought events in different locations and seasons are discussed. The post-1998 decline in the long rains is found to be driven strongly (although not necessarily exclusively) by natural multidecadal variability in the tropical Pacific rather than anthropogenic climate change. This conclusion is supported by observational analyses and climate model experiments, which are presented.

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