AGRHYMET Regional Climate Centre (Sahel)
CILSS regional centre providing satellite-based monitoring of rainfall, vegetation, drought, and water resources for 13 West African/Sahel member states with a Regional Watch Room for real-time climate extremes
agrhymet.cilss.int
At a glance
- Region
- Africa
- Coverage
- 13 West African and Sahel countries
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
What's inside
- Rainfall Monitoring
- Drought Indicators
- Vegetation Index
- Water Resources
- Climate Forecasts
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: Rainfall Monitoring
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: Drought Indicators
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
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