Qeios, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7(1)
Published: Jan. 6, 2025
Africa's distinctive climate and varied terrain present a crucial domain for examining the intricate relationships between aerosol-cloud-precipitation their implications regional climate, water resources, agriculture. Advances in satellite technology, field research, numerical modeling have propelled progress this field. Satellite instruments facilitated understanding of aerosol properties interplay with clouds precipitation, while ground-based airborne measurements from initiatives like Aerosols, Radiation, Clouds southern Africa AEROCLO-sA, Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions West DACCIWA provided essential data complementing observations. However, challenges persist, including scarcity, rugged landscapes, uncertainties feedback mechanisms. Machine learning, state-of-the-art sensors advanced high-resolution lidar systems offer promise enhancing observation dynamics. Collaborative research efforts, such as EU–Africa Innovation Cooperation Programs, which engage international partnerships, potential to facilitate knowledge exchange, improve skills, promote sharing.
Language: Английский