Climate extreme indices derived from observed daily precipitation and temperature data over Cameroon: the need for further assessments

Meteorological applications

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Kaah P. Menang¹ 

[1] National Department of Meteorology, Ministry of Transport

关键词: weather and climate extremes;    climate extreme indices;    precipitation and temperature data;    Cameroon;    WCRP Grand Challenge;   

DOI  :  10.1002/met.1628

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Understanding, monitoring and predicting weather and climate extremes is important because of their severe impacts on communities and ecosystems. In many parts of the world, climate extreme indices have been calculated from daily precipitation and temperature data. However, in Cameroon very few analyses of daily precipitation and temperature data have been carried out. This review is thus a call for an immediate, systematic analysis of observed climate extreme indices from daily precipitation and temperature data. The analysis will provide an understanding of the temporal and spatial variability of weather and climate extremes over Cameroon as well as contributing to the ongoing World Climate Research Programme Grand Challenge on Weather and Climate Extremes.

【 授权许可】

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