The AMMA field campaigns: accomplishments and lessons learned

Type Article
Date 2011-01
Language English
Author(s) Lebel Thierry1, Parker Douglas J.2, Flamant Cyrille3, Hoeller Hartmut4, Polcher Jan5, Redelsperger Jean-Luc6, Thorncroft Chris7, Bock Olivier8, Bourles Bernard9, Galle Sylvie1, Marticorena Beatrice10, Mougin Eric11, Peugeot Christophe12, Cappelaere Bernard12, Descroix Luc1, Diedhiou Arona1, Gaye Amadou13, Lafore Jean-Philippe14
Affiliation(s) 1 : UJF Grenoble 1, IRD, CNRS, G INP,LTHE UMR 5564, F-38041 Grenoble, France.
2 : Univ Leeds, Sch Earth & Environm, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England.
3 : CNRS, LATMOS, IPSL, Paris, France.
4 : Deutsch Zentrum Luft & Raumfahrt, Inst Phys Atmosphare, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
5 : CNRS, LMD, IPSL, Paris, France.
6 : CNRS, CNRM, Toulouse, France.
7 : SUNY Albany, Albany, NY 12222 USA.
8 : LAREG, IGN, Paris, France.
9 : IRD, LEGOS, Toulouse, France.
10 : Hop Henri Mondor, CNRS, LISA, F-94010 Creteil, France.
11 : CNRS, LMTG, Toulouse, France.
12 : IRD, HSM, Montpellier, France.
13 : UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.
14 : Meteo France, CNRM, Toulouse, France.
Source Atmospheric Science Letters (1530-261X) (Wiley-blackwell), 2011-01 , Vol. 12 , N. 1 , P. 123-128
DOI 10.1002/asl.323
WOS© Times Cited 11
Keyword(s) field campaigns, instrument deployment, long-term monitoring, capacity building, West Africa
Abstract The AMMA (African Monsoon Multidiscplinary Analysis) field programme aimed at documenting the West African Monsoon (WAM) climate system, in all its geophysical components. It also includes an important socio-economic component. Encompassing a wide range of spatial and time scales, AMMA is one of the most ambitious such programmes ever set up. While the key accomplishments of AMMA are summarised in this paper, a few lessons of broad interest are also drawn both as a tribute to the extraordinary efforts made by a community of several hundreds of people and as possible guidelines for ensuring a long lasting future to integrated climate and environmental studies in West Africa.
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Lebel Thierry, Parker Douglas J., Flamant Cyrille, Hoeller Hartmut, Polcher Jan, Redelsperger Jean-Luc, Thorncroft Chris, Bock Olivier, Bourles Bernard, Galle Sylvie, Marticorena Beatrice, Mougin Eric, Peugeot Christophe, Cappelaere Bernard, Descroix Luc, Diedhiou Arona, Gaye Amadou, Lafore Jean-Philippe (2011). The AMMA field campaigns: accomplishments and lessons learned. Atmospheric Science Letters, 12(1), 123-128. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.323 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00214/32510/