Design and Justification of Forecasting Development in Equatorial Africa
Welcome
The purpose of this research project is to design and justify an effective weather forecasting and climate-monitoring network for the region of equatorial Africa (between 10N and 10S).
The region of study has roughly the same area size and population as the United States.
Therefore, many people are affected by and would benefit from a more effective and updated operational forecasting system.
Since weather has both societal and economical effects, it is necessary to measure and predict the most useful weather information for the public at the least cost.
The project has been completed and the results can be found on the Final Documents page.
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The region that we selected for study is comprised of diverse countries, large and small, that are affected by a variety of serious weather conditions.
It is important that each of these countries has a sufficient forecasting and observing system in place so the people of these countries can be prepared and protected in the event of severe weather.
Therefore, we evaluated the usefulness of forecasts and justify improvement of the forecasting networks.
Our project advisor was Dr. Michael Douglas of NSSL.
Our capstone course was taught by Dr. David Parsons.