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