Beyond El Niño: Unsung climate modes drive African floods
| Autor: | Elisabeth Stephens, Erin Coughlan de Perez, Ervin Zsoter, Izidine Pinto, Steve Woolnough, Andrea Ficchì, Arlindo Meque, Hannah Cloke, Cláudia Neves |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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El Nino-Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation Atmospheric Science Indian Ocean Dipole Climate Research Warning system Flood frequency analysis Geography Planning and Development Management Monitoring Policy and Law Klimatforskning Tropical South Atlantic El Niño Southern Oscillation Geography El Niño Meteorology. Climatology Teleconnections Streamflow Climatology QC851-999 Predictability Climate variability Climate extremes |
| Zdroj: | Weather and Climate Extremes, Vol 33, Iss, Pp 100345-(2021) |
| ISSN: | 2212-0947 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wace.2021.100345 |
| Popis: | The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) dominates the conversation about predictability of climate extremes and early warning and preparedness for floods and droughts, but in Africa other modes of climate variability are also known to influence rainfall anomalies. In this study, we compare the role of ENSO in driving flood hazard over sub-Saharan Africa with modes of climate variability in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. This is achieved by applying flood frequency approaches to a hydrological reanalysis dataset and streamflow observations for different phases of the ENSO, Indian Ocean Dipole and Tropical South Atlantic climate modes. Our results highlight that Indian and Atlantic Ocean modes of climate variability are equally as important as ENSO for driving changes in the frequency of impactful floods across Africa. We propose that in many parts of Africa a larger consideration of these unsung climate modes could provide improved seasonal predictions of associated flood hazard and better inform adaptation to the changing climate. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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