The First Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Bridging the gap between rapidly moving scientific research and specific forecasting tools, Meteorology of Tropical West Africa: The Forecasters’ Handbook gives unprecedented access to the latest science for the region’s forecasters, researchers, and students and combines this with pragmatic approaches to forecasting. It is set to change the way tropical meteorology is learned and will serve to drive demand for new forecasting tools. The Forecasters’ Handbook builds upon the legacy of the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) project, making the latest science applicable to forecasting in the region. By bringing together, at the outset, researchers and forecasters from across the region, and linking to applications, user communities, and decision-makers, The Forecasters’ Handbook provides a template for finding much needed solutions to critical issues such as building resilience to weather hazards and climate change in West Africa. 2019 NOAA Cooperative Institutes CIMMS (Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies) CIRA (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere) NWS (National Weather Service) CPC (Climate Prediction Center) Submitted https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0273.1 Other 1948