Aerosols and Precipitation Over Africa: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects

Aerosols and Precipitation Over Africa: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects provides a clear picture of the complex interactions between aerosols and precipitation over Africa. With these interactions confounded by the large-scale dynamical systems over the continent, this book will provide a much-needed, detailed understanding of the complex connections between aerosol and precipitation over Africa. The text begins with a close look at aerosol distribution, observational and modelling techniques, and climate models. This is followed by an examination of the effect of aerosol on precipitation and the latest advances in aerosol-precipitation studies. The editors then review regional and largescale variability. Later chapters include a climatological assessment of aerosol and precipitation properties, projected changes in precipitation and cloud patterns, and expected challenges for the future. This book is a valuable resource for environmental researchers, academics, and policy makers studying the latest developments in aerosols and precipitation over Africa. Provides detailed regional/sub-regional insights, and impacts on local climateEncompasses findings from both observations and climate modelsLooks to the future at projected changes and coming challenges in aerosol-precipitation over Africa INDICE: 1. Aerosol distribution over Africa: sources, transport, transformation, and removal 2. Observational and modelling techniques for measuring aerosols and precipitation 3. Understanding Aerosol and precipitation interaction over Africa (concept/definitions, physical processes): from observational (satellite/reanalysis) measurements and climate models 4. Effect of aerosol on precipitation over Africa: observation and modelling studies 5. Advances in Aerosol and precipitation studies 6. Observed regional variability and change of precipitation 7. African aerosol and largescale precipitation variability 8. Impacts of aerosol on precipitation 9. Impacts of aerosol on West African monsoon 10. Climatological assessment of aerosol and precipitation properties 11. Projected changes in precipitation and cloud patterns 12. Challenges and prospect of aerosol-precipitation studies

• ISBN: 978-0-443-14050-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2025
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés