Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Pomposi, C., Funk, C., Shukla, S., Harrison, L., and T. Magadzire, “Distinguishing Southern Africa precipitation response by strength of El Niño events and implications for decision-making.” ERL, 13 (2018). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aacc4c
2. Funk, C., Davenport, F., Harrison, L., Magadzire, T., Galu, G., Artan, G.A., Shukla, S., Korecha, D., Indeje, M., Pomposi, C., Macharia, D., and G. Husak, "Anthropogenic warming of sea surface temperatures contributes to droughts and food insecurity in Southern Africa and East Africa." Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99 (I), S91-S96 (2018).
3. C. Funk, L. Harrison, S. Shukla, C. Pomposi, G. Galu, D. Korecha, G. Husak, T. Magadzire, F. Davenport, C. Hillbruner, G. Eilerts. B. Zaitchik, and J. Verdin, "Examining the role of unusually warm Indo-Pacific sea surface temperatures in recent African droughts." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (2018), (in press)
4. Pomposi, C., Giannini, A., Kushnir, Y. and D.-E. Lee, "Understanding Pacific Ocean Influence on interannual precipitation variability in the Sahel." GRL, 43 (2016). DOI:10.1002/2016GL069980.
5. Pomposi, C., Kushnir, Y., and A. Giannini, "Moisture budget analysis of SST-driven Sahel precipitation variability in the twentieth century," Climate Dynamics, 44 (11), 3303-3321 (2015). DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2382-3
2. Funk, C., Davenport, F., Harrison, L., Magadzire, T., Galu, G., Artan, G.A., Shukla, S., Korecha, D., Indeje, M., Pomposi, C., Macharia, D., and G. Husak, "Anthropogenic warming of sea surface temperatures contributes to droughts and food insecurity in Southern Africa and East Africa." Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99 (I), S91-S96 (2018).
3. C. Funk, L. Harrison, S. Shukla, C. Pomposi, G. Galu, D. Korecha, G. Husak, T. Magadzire, F. Davenport, C. Hillbruner, G. Eilerts. B. Zaitchik, and J. Verdin, "Examining the role of unusually warm Indo-Pacific sea surface temperatures in recent African droughts." Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (2018), (in press)
4. Pomposi, C., Giannini, A., Kushnir, Y. and D.-E. Lee, "Understanding Pacific Ocean Influence on interannual precipitation variability in the Sahel." GRL, 43 (2016). DOI:10.1002/2016GL069980.
5. Pomposi, C., Kushnir, Y., and A. Giannini, "Moisture budget analysis of SST-driven Sahel precipitation variability in the twentieth century," Climate Dynamics, 44 (11), 3303-3321 (2015). DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2382-3
Manuscripts in Progress
1. Pomposi, C., Shukla, S., and C. Funk, "Linking Sahel intra-seasonal precipitation variability to seasonal patterns for use in agriculture (in preparation for Climate and Society)
2. Pomposi, C., Giannini, A., Kushnir, Y. and M. Biasutti, “Wet and dry Sahel summers during recent El Niño years: Evidence for subtropical Atlantic modulation” (in preparation for Journal of Climate)
2. Pomposi, C., Giannini, A., Kushnir, Y. and M. Biasutti, “Wet and dry Sahel summers during recent El Niño years: Evidence for subtropical Atlantic modulation” (in preparation for Journal of Climate)
Other Publications
I spent part of the summers of 2014 and 2015 in Dakar, Senegal working with colleagues to research aspects of seasonal forecasting in the region and the application of this information to local climate services. The following series of blog posts represent my reflections on these experiences:
1. "Forecasting Climate, with Help from the Baobab Tree" State of the Planet Blog Post, accessed: http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2016/06/21/forecasting-climate-with-help-from-the-baobab-tree/
2. “Senegal: Climate Information in Action!” CGIAR Development Dialogues Blog Post, accessed: http://dialogues.cgiar.org/blog/senegal-climate-information-in-action/
3. “Climate Science for Senegalese Famers,” High-End Climate Impacts and Extremes (HELIX) Blog Post, accessed: http://tinyurl.com/z2f2jne
1. "Forecasting Climate, with Help from the Baobab Tree" State of the Planet Blog Post, accessed: http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2016/06/21/forecasting-climate-with-help-from-the-baobab-tree/
2. “Senegal: Climate Information in Action!” CGIAR Development Dialogues Blog Post, accessed: http://dialogues.cgiar.org/blog/senegal-climate-information-in-action/
3. “Climate Science for Senegalese Famers,” High-End Climate Impacts and Extremes (HELIX) Blog Post, accessed: http://tinyurl.com/z2f2jne