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  1. Seasonal variations in rain cells propagation over Central Africa and association with diurnal rainfall regimes

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, April 2024, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  2. Processes behind the decrease in Congo Basin precipitation during the rainy seasons inferred from ERA‐5 reanalysis

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, February 2024, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  3. Window opening area for thermal comfort performance in the wet tropical region of Cameroon

    Article • International Journal of Ambient Energy, February 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  4. Appropriate statistical rainfall distribution models for the computation of standardized precipitation index (SPI) in Cameroon

    Article • Earth Science Informatics, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  5. Dynamic and Thermodynamic Contributions to Late 21st Century Projected Rainfall Change in the Congo Basin: Impact of a Regional Climate Model’s Formulation

    Article • Atmosphere, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  6. Past and future annual droughts in the five agro-ecological zones of Cameroon

    Article • Acta Geophysica, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  7. The influence of intraseasonal oscillations on rainfall variability over Central Africa: case of the 25–70 days variability

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  8. Projected changes in extreme precipitation and temperature events over Central Africa from COSMO‐CLM simulations under the global warming level of 1.5°C and above

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Arona Diedhiou

  9. Assessment of uncertainties in reanalysis datasets in reproducing thermodynamic mechanisms in the moisture budget’s provision in the Congo Basin

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  10. The seasonal cycle of cloud radiative effects over Congo Basin based on CERES observation and comparison to CMIP6 models

    Article • Atmospheric Research, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  11. Influence of strong South Atlantic Ocean Dipole on the Central African rainfall’s system

    Article • Climate Dynamics, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  12. Projected changes in extreme rainfall and temperature events and possible implications for Cameroon's socio‐economic sectors

    Article • Meteorological Applications, March 2023, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  13. Impact of tropical waves on rainfall modulation and heavy rainfall event occurrence over western equatorial Africa

    Article • February 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  14. Projected Impact of Increased Global Warming on Heat Stress and Exposed Population Over Africa

    Article • Earth s Future, January 2023, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Arona Diedhiou

  15. The ERA5's diurnal cycle of low-level clouds over Western Central Africa during June–September: Dynamic and thermodynamic processes

    Article • Atmospheric Research, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  16. Comparative study of two drought description models in Central-Africa: the revisited effective drought index and the standardized precipitation index

    Article • Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  17. Spatiotemporal Variability, Trends, and Potential Impacts of Extreme Rainfall Events in the Sudano-Sahelian Region of Cameroon

    Article • Atmosphere, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  18. Projected impact of increased global warming on heat stress and exposed population over Africa

    Article • September 2022, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Arona Diedhiou

  19. Simulating extreme temperatures over Central Africa by RegCM4.4 regional climate model

    Article • Climate Dynamics, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  20. An investigation into the role of synoptic conditions on Central African precipitation variability

    Article • Acta Geophysica, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  21. Climat de l'Afrique centrale : avancées et lacunes

    Article • February 2022, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  22. Évaluation des produits 3B42 et 3B43 de Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) par rapport aux observations des stations météorologiques synoptiques sur le Cameroun

    Article • February 2022, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  23. Influence de la paramétrisation du «slab‐ocean» dans le modèle climatique régional RegCM4 en Afrique centrale

    Article • February 2022, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  24. Mechanisms of Rainfall Biases in Two CORDEX-CORE Regional Climate Models at Rainfall Peaks over Central Equatorial Africa

    Article • Journal of Climate, January 2022, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Dr Alain Tamoffo Tchio

  25. Potential impact of 1.5, 2 and 3 °C global warming levels on heat and discomfort indices changes over Central Africa

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Arona Diedhiou

  26. Sensitivity of Rainfall to Cumulus Parameterization Schemes from a WRF Model over the City of Douala in Cameroon

    Article • Journal of Extreme Events, November 2021, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  27. Contributions of Seasonal Rainfall to Recent Trends in Cameroon’s Cotton Yields

    Article • Sustainability, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  28. Boundary layer schemes in the regional climate model RegCM4.6 over Central Africa

    Article • Climate Dynamics, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  29. On the computation of ISO amplitude and frequency indices using a discrete wavelet transform model and application to the study of the annual cycle of ISO activity in Central Africa

    Article • Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  30. Climatology of super‐refraction and trapping layers conditions over Central and West Africa

    Article • Meteorological Applications, July 2021, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  31. Trends and Interannual Variability of Extreme Rainfall Indices over Cameroon

    Article • Sustainability, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  32. On the study of seasonal patterns of 25–70-day intraseasonal oscillations in Central Africa

    Article • Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  33. Process-based assessment of the impact of reduced turbulent mixing on Congo Basin precipitation

    Article • Climate Dynamics, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alain Tamoffo Tchio , Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  34. Assessment of agricultural drought during crop-growing season in the Sudano–Sahelian region of Cameroon

    Article • Natural Hazards, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  35. Influence of slab-ocean parametrization in a regional climate model (RegCM4) over Central Africa

    Article • January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  36. Simulated impact of global warming on extreme rainfall events over Cameroon during the 21st century

    Article • Weather, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  37. Investigation of anomalous propagation conditions in Central and West African stations using high-resolution GPS radiosonde observations

    Article • Journal of Earth System Science, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  38. Process‐Based Analysis of the Added Value of Dynamical Downscaling Over Central Africa

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, September 2020, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Dr Alain Tamoffo Tchio

  39. Interannual variations in the amplitude of 25–70-day intraseasonal oscillations in Central Africa and relationship with ENSO

    Article • Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  40. Assessing Climate-system Historical Forecast Project (CHFP) seasonal forecast skill over Central Africa

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  41. CORDEX Multi‐RCM Hindcast Over Central Africa: Evaluation Within Observational Uncertainty

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, March 2020, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Georges-Noel Tiersmondo Longandjo, Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  42. An evaluation of COSMO‐CLM regional climate model in simulating precipitation over Central Africa

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, November 2019, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  43. Projected changes in the seasonal cycle of extreme rainfall events from CORDEX simulations over Central Africa

    Article • Climatic Change, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  44. Sensitivity of SPI to Distribution Functions and Correlation Between its Values at Different Time Scales in Central Africa

    Article • Earth Systems and Environment, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Dr Alain Tamoffo Tchio

  45. Process-oriented assessment of RCA4 regional climate model projections over the Congo Basin under $$1.5 \ ^{\circ }{\text {C}}$$ ...

    Article • Climate Dynamics, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Dr Georges-Noel Tiersmondo Longandjo, Dr Alain Tamoffo Tchio

  46. Daily characteristics of Central African rainfall in the REMO model

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Dr Alain Tamoffo Tchio

  47. Evaluation and projected changes in daily rainfall characteristics over Central Africa based on a multi-model ensemble mean of CMIP5 simulations

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  48. Low clouds Cover

    Article • Journal of Climate, December 2018, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Mr Atanas DOMMO

  49. Assessing the performance of WRF model in predicting high-impact weather conditions over Central and Western Africa: an ensemble-based approach

    Article • Natural Hazards, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  50. Diurnal Cycle of Convective Cloud Occurrences Over Cameroon During June–August

    Article • Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  51. Sensitivity studies of the RegCM4 simulation in West and central Africa during strong and weak years of Atlantic cold tongue

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Mr KOMKOUA MBIENDA ARMAND JOEL

  52. Consequences of 1.5°C and 2°C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, February 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire, Dr Georges-Noel Tiersmondo Longandjo

  53. Projected trends of extreme rainfall events from CMIP5 models over Central Africa

    Article • Atmospheric Science Letters, February 2018, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  54. Diurnal cycle of rainfall over Central Africa simulated by RegCM

    Article • Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  55. WRF high resolution simulation of an extreme rainfall event over Douala (Cameroon): a case study

    Article • Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  56. Evaluation of simulations with the regional climate model REMO over Central Africa and the effect of increased spatial resolution

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  57. On the added value of the regional climate model REMO in the assessment of climate change signal over Central Africa

    Article • Climate Dynamics, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  58. Sea surface temperature patterns in the Tropical Atlantic: Principal component analysis and nonlinear principal component analysis

    Article • Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, January 2017, Chinese Geoscience Union

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  59. Bayesian Processor of Output for Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecast over Central and West Africa

    Article • Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, January 2017, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  60. Total Water Storage Change in Cameroon: Calculation, Variability and Link with Onset and Retreat Dates of the Rainy Season

    Article • Hydrology, November 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  61. Assessment of simulated rainfall and temperature from the regional climate model REMO and future changes over Central Africa

    Article • Climate Dynamics, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  62. On convection and static stability during the AMMA SOP3 campaign

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  63. Seasonal variations of surface duct conditions in Ngaoundere, North Cameroon

    Article • Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  64. Evaluation of probabilistic precipitation forecast determined from WRF forecasted amounts

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  65. A comparative analysis of intraseasonal atmospheric variability in OLR and 1DD GPCP rainfall data over Central Africa

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  66. Evaluation of Vapor Pressure Estimation Methods for Use in Simulating the Dynamic of Atmospheric Organic Aerosols

    Article • International Journal of Geophysics, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  67. Spatio-Temporal Variability of Western Central African Convection from Infrared Observations

    Article • Atmosphere, August 2012, MDPI AG

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  68. Evaluation of Eta Weather Forecast Model over Central Africa

    Article • Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, January 2012, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  69. Case Study of Pollutants Concentration Sensitivity to Meteorological Fields and Land Use Parameters over Douala (Cameroon) Using AERMOD Dispersion Model

    Article • Atmosphere, December 2011, MDPI AG

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  70. Seasonal variations in the diurnal patterns of convection in Cameroon–Nigeria and their neighboring areas

    Article • Atmospheric Science Letters, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  71. Diurnal cycle of convective activity over the West of Central Africa based on Meteosat images

    Article • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire

  72. Analyse des conditions météorologiques pour la sécurité aérienne à Douala

    Article • La Météorologie, January 2009, INIST-CNRS

    Dr Vondou Derbetini Appolinaire