In the Sahel region, seasonal predictions are crucial to alleviate the impacts of climate variability on populations' livelihoods. Agricultural planning (e.g., decisions about sowing date, fertilizer application date, and choice of crop or cultivar) is based on empirical predictive indices whose accuracy to date has not been scientifically proven. This paper attempts to statistically test whether the pattern of rainfall distribution over the May–July period contributes to predicting the real onset date and the nature (wet or dry) of the rainy season, as farmers believe. To that end, we considered historical records of daily rainfall from 51 stations spanning the period 1920–2008 and the different agro-climatic zones in Burkina Faso. We perf...
Since the 90s, several studies were conducted to evaluate the predictability of the Sahelian rainy s...
Rainfall in the Sahel region of Africa is prone to large interannual variability, and it has exhibit...
Reliable information on onset of the rainy season is important for local agriculture planning in Gha...
Daily rainfall records of 39 stations spanning the different agro-climatic zones of Burkina Faso wer...
The agroecological zones (AEZ) of Mali fall within the semi-arid climate, the ability to determine e...
In Mali agriculture plays an essential role in supplying food to the rural population and represents...
Water resources management in the Sahel region of West Africa is extremely difficult because of high ...
Understanding past climate trends and their impacts in the Sahel region is fundamental for climate c...
The high variability of rainfall, from interannual to multi-decadal time scales, has serious impacts...
Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa is mostly rainfed and particularly vulnerable to clima...
Analysis of long-term daily rainfall data for 58 locations in the southern Sahelian and Sudanian cli...
Recent improvements in the capability of statistical or dynamic models to predict climate fluctuatio...
International audienceStudy region The Sirba watershed, Niger and Burkina Faso countries, West Afric...
AbstractStudy regionThe Sirba watershed, Niger and Burkina Faso countries, West Africa.Study focusWa...
Since the 90s, several studies were conducted to evaluate the predictability of the Sahelian rainy s...
Since the 90s, several studies were conducted to evaluate the predictability of the Sahelian rainy s...
Rainfall in the Sahel region of Africa is prone to large interannual variability, and it has exhibit...
Reliable information on onset of the rainy season is important for local agriculture planning in Gha...
Daily rainfall records of 39 stations spanning the different agro-climatic zones of Burkina Faso wer...
The agroecological zones (AEZ) of Mali fall within the semi-arid climate, the ability to determine e...
In Mali agriculture plays an essential role in supplying food to the rural population and represents...
Water resources management in the Sahel region of West Africa is extremely difficult because of high ...
Understanding past climate trends and their impacts in the Sahel region is fundamental for climate c...
The high variability of rainfall, from interannual to multi-decadal time scales, has serious impacts...
Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa is mostly rainfed and particularly vulnerable to clima...
Analysis of long-term daily rainfall data for 58 locations in the southern Sahelian and Sudanian cli...
Recent improvements in the capability of statistical or dynamic models to predict climate fluctuatio...
International audienceStudy region The Sirba watershed, Niger and Burkina Faso countries, West Afric...
AbstractStudy regionThe Sirba watershed, Niger and Burkina Faso countries, West Africa.Study focusWa...
Since the 90s, several studies were conducted to evaluate the predictability of the Sahelian rainy s...
Since the 90s, several studies were conducted to evaluate the predictability of the Sahelian rainy s...
Rainfall in the Sahel region of Africa is prone to large interannual variability, and it has exhibit...
Reliable information on onset of the rainy season is important for local agriculture planning in Gha...