Publications

Pseudo-global-warming experiments for West Africa
Woodhams, B. J.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2023. EGU General Assembly 2023, 22–26 April 2023, Vienna, Austria, Copernicus

What will a West African extreme rainfall event look like by 2100?
Woodhams, B. J.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2024. 104th AMS Annual Meeting, 28 Jan.–02 Feb. 2024, Baltimore, MD, USA, Article no: 13B.2., American Meteorological Society

Dynamics and model representation of two contrasting extreme precipitation events in the Sahel
Sanogo, S.; Maranan, M.; Fink, A. H.; Woodhams, B. J.; Knippertz, P.
2024. 104th AMS Annual Meeting, 28 Jan.–02 Feb. 2024, Baltimore, MD, USA, Article no: 846, American Meteorological Society

Tropical Africa’s First Testbed for High-Impact Weather Forecasting and Nowcasting
Fletcher, J. K.; Diop, C. A.; Adefisan, E.; Ahiataku, M. A.; Ansah, S. O.; Birch, C. E.; Burns, H. L.; Clarke, S. J.; Gacheru, J.; James, T. D.; Tuikong, C. K. N.; Koros, D.; Indasi, V. S.; Lamptey, B. L.; Lawal, K. A.; Parker, D. J.; Roberts, A. J.; Stein, T. H. M.; Visman, E.; Warner, J.; Woodhams, B. J.; Youds, L. H.; Ajayi, V. O.; Bosire, E. N.; Cafaro, C.; Camara, C. A. T.; Chanzu, B.; Dione, C.; Gitau, W.; Groves, D.; Groves, J.; Hill, P. G.; Ishiyaku, I.; Klein, C. M.; Marsham, J. H.; Mutai, B. K.; Ndiaye, P. N.; Osei, M.; Popoola, T. I.; Talib, J.; Taylor, C. M.; Walker, D.
2023. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104 (8), E1409–E1425. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0156.1

Aircraft observations and sub‐km modelling of the lake–land breeze circulation over Lake Victoria
Woodhams, B. J.; Barrett, P. A.; Marsham, J. H.; Birch, C. E.; Bain, C. L.; Fletcher, J. K.; Hartley, A. J.; Webster, S.; Mangeni, S.
2022. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 148 (743), 557–580. doi:10.1002/qj.4155

Three Ways Forward to Improve Regional Information for Extreme Events: An Early Career Perspective
Langendijk, G. S.; Aubry-Wake, C.; Osman, M.; Gulizia, C.; Attig-Bahar, F.; Behrens, E.; Bertoncini, A.; Hart, N.; Indasi, V. S.; Innocenti, S.; van der Linden, E. C.; Mamnun, N.; Rasouli, K.; Reed, K. A.; Ridder, N.; Rivera, J.; Ruscica, R.; Ukazu, B. U.; Walawender, J. P.; Walker, D. P.; Woodhams, B. J.; Yılmaz, Y. A.
2019. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2019.00006

Nowcasting for Africa : advances, potential and value
Roberts, A. J.; Fletcher, J. K.; Groves, J.; Marsham, J. H.; Parker, D. J.; Blyth, A. M.; Adefisan, E. A.; Ajayi, V. O.; Barrette, R.; de Coning, E.; Dione, C.; Diop, A.; Foamouhoue, A. K.; Gijben, M.; Hill, P. G.; Lawal, K. A.; Mutemi, J.; Padi, M.; Popoola, T. I.; Rípodas, P.; Stein, T. H. M.; Woodhams, B. J.
2022. Weather, 77 (7), 250–256. doi:10.1002/wea.3936

What Do Weather Disasters Cost? An Analysis of Weather Impacts in Tanzania
Msemo, H. E.; Taylor, A. L.; Birch, C. E.; Dougill, A. J.; Hartley, A.; Woodhams, B. J.
2021. Frontiers in Climate, 3, Article 567162. doi:10.3389/fclim.2021.567162

Do Convection-Permitting Ensembles Lead to More Skillful Short-Range Probabilistic Rainfall Forecasts over Tropical East Africa?
Cafaro, C.; Woodhams, B. J.; Stein, T. H. M.; Birch, C. E.; Webster, S.; Bain, C. L.; Hartley, A.; Clarke, S.; Ferrett, S.; Hill, P.
2021. Weather and Forecasting, 36 (2), 697–716. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-20-0172.1

The African SWIFT Project: Growing Science Capability to Bring about a Revolution in Weather Prediction
Parker, D. J.; Blyth, A. M.; Woolnough, S. J.; Dougill, A. J.; Bain, C. L.; de Coning, E.; Diop-Kane, M.; Kamga Foamouhoue, A.; Lamptey, B.; Ndiaye, O.; Ruti, P.; Adefisan, E. A.; Amekudzi, L. K.; Antwi-Agyei, P.; Birch, C. E.; Cafaro, C.; Carr, H.; Chanzu, B.; Clarke, S. J.; Coskeran, H.; Danuor, S. K.; de Andrade, F. M.; Diakaria, K.; Dione, C.; Diop, C. A.; Fletcher, J. K.; Gaye, A. T.; Groves, J. L.; Gudoshava, M.; Hartley, A. J.; Hirons, L. C.; Ibrahim, I.; James, T. D.; Lawal, K. A.; Marsham, J. H.; Mutemi, J. N.; Okogbue, E. C.; Olaniyan, E.; Omotosho, J. B.; Portuphy, J.; Roberts, A. J.; Schwendike, J.; Segele, Z. T.; Stein, T. H. M.; Taylor, A. L.; Taylor, C. M.; Warnaars, T. A.; Webster, S.; Woodhams, B. J.; Youds, L.
2022. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103 (2), E349–E369. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0047.1

Assessment of convection‐permitting versions of the Unified Model over the Lake Victoria basin region
Hanley, K. E.; Pirret, J. S. R.; Bain, C. L.; Hartley, A. J.; Lean, H. W.; Webster, S.; Woodhams, B. J.
2021. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 147 (736), 1642–1660. doi:10.1002/qj.3988

Identifying Key Controls on Storm Formation over the Lake Victoria Basin
Woodhams, B. J.; Birch, C. E.; Marsham, J. H.; Lane, T. P.; Bain, C. L.; Webster, S.
2019. Monthly Weather Review, 147 (9), 3365–3390. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-19-0069.1

The effect of westerlies on East African rainfall and the associated role of tropical cyclones and the Madden–Julian Oscillation
Finney, D. L.; Marsham, J. H.; Walker, D. P.; Birch, C. E.; Woodhams, B. J.; Jackson, L. S.; Hardy, S.
2020. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (727), 647–664. doi:10.1002/qj.3698

What Is the Added Value of a Convection-Permitting Model for Forecasting Extreme Rainfall over Tropical East Africa?
Woodhams, B. J.; Birch, C. E.; Marsham, J. H.; Bain, C. L.; Roberts, N. M.; Boyd, D. F. A.
2018. Monthly Weather Review, 146 (9), 2757–2780. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-17-0396.1