Current programs in Africa update Scientific Challenge: Aerosol – Cloud Interactions: Implications for precipitation and weather modification R. T Bruintjes.

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Current programs in Africa update Scientific Challenge: Aerosol – Cloud Interactions: Implications for precipitation and weather modification R. T Bruintjes Africa meeting July 2006

Africa Programs

Burkina Faso infrastructure Radar installation on top of control tower and King Air B-200 and hangar facilities at the airport in Ouagadougou

Weather radar and project locations Radar locations Burkina Faso and Mali radar locations. Local weather services and universities

Radar, Aerosol and microphysical studies TITAN installation on new EEC radar Cloud droplet spectra near cloud base and b) approximately 1500m above cloud base Reflectivity (dBz) from Ouagadougou radar at 0008 UTC, 2 July 2005 and Water vapor image from Meteosat Second Generation satellite (MSG) Radar first echo heights

Southern Africa SAFARI2000 University of Witwatersrand and South African Weather Service

ADDRESSING SPECIFIC NEEDS Accurate, well-calibrated continuous three- dimensional multi-variable data collection End-to-end quality products (hardware, software and user customized products) Easy to maintain, calibrate. Quality control methods and procedures that address the needs and limitations of the global market (e.g. Cell phone Technology and PC-based systems) Robust and reliable archiving system for global applications

Summary Problem Water resource management Inadvertent weather modification effects Opportunities and research New observing technologies and methods Better models and computing Challenges Infrastructure building Low-tech approach Education Anthropogenic sources of aerosols are impacting cloud and precipitation development around the world.