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Twenty-First Century Projected Changes in Extreme Temperature over Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)

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dc.contributor.author Yapo, Assi L. M.
dc.contributor.author Diawara, Adama
dc.contributor.author Yoroba, Fidèle
dc.contributor.author Kouassi, Benjamin K.
dc.contributor.author Sylla, Mouhamadou B.
dc.contributor.author Kouadio, Kouakou
dc.contributor.author Odoulami, Romaric C.
dc.contributor.author Tiémoko, Dro Touré
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-30T11:26:36Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-30T11:26:36Z
dc.date.issued 2019-12
dc.identifier.other https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5610328
dc.identifier.uri http://197.159.135.214/jspui/handle/123456789/732
dc.description Research Article en_US
dc.description.abstract ­e projection of the future climate changes is of paramount importance inasmuch as it contributes to provide useful information for adaptation planning worldwide to local scales. ­is study investigated the future changes using four temperature related indices based on an ensemble of 14 CORDEX-Africa simulations at 0.44° × 0.44° of resolution under the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios. ­ese indices indicate moderate extremes over Côte d’Ivoire. ­e results show an increase in the warm extreme indices such as the warm spell days index (HWFI), very warm days frequency index (TX90P), and the warm nights frequency index (TN90P) over the entire country under both emission scenarios. ­e increase in these indices was higher under RCP8.5 and reached 85, 72, and 90% for HWFI, TX90P, and TN90P respectively. In addition, the magnitude of the changes is relevant along the coastal areas in the 2031–2060 and 2071–2100 periods. Moreover, the intra period extreme temperature range (ETR) shows future decrease following a south-north gradient with values in the range [−0.5; 1.5°C] over the country during January–March (JFM) and October–December (OND) seasons whereas an increase (~0.5°C) is projected for April–June (AMJ) and July–September (JAS) seasons, particularly in the central and northern parts. ­e minimum temperature increases faster than the maximum, except in AMJ and JAS in the central and northern regions. On the other hand, the changes in the indices based on the mean values of the reference period (1976–2005) are in concordance to the expected warming at the end of the twenty-«rst century with important trends. ­e projected changes are, however, subject to uncertainties, which are higher under RCP8.5 than under RCP4.5 scenarios. Overall, these changes are meaningful as all the 14 CORDEX-Africa simulations agree to an increase of warm extreme temperature. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Hindawi International Journal of Geophysics en_US
dc.title Twenty-First Century Projected Changes in Extreme Temperature over Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa) en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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