The AMMA field campaigns: accomplishments and lessons learned
Lebel, T. ; Parker, D. J. ; Flamant, C. ; Holler, H. ; Polcher, J. ; Redelsperger, J.-L. ; Thorncroft, C. ; Bock, O. ; Bourles, B. ; Galle, S. ; Marticorena, B. ; Mougin, E. ; Peugeot, C. ; Cappelaere, B. ; Descroix, L. ; Diedhiou, A. ; Gaye, A. ; Lafore, J.-P.
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. Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society
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