Sensitivity of Precipitation to Land-use Changes in a Regional Climate Model of West Africa

Limited water resources, climate change and food security needs in West Africa present a special set of challenges in the years to come as the population grows. An optimized irrigation scheme for agriculture can change regional climate by increasing rainfall in specific areas, possibly increasing th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ryser, Patric
Other Authors: Eltahir, Elfatih A.B.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/153713