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Analysis of Weather Conditions for Aerial Security and Optimization in Maroua-Salak
Department of Meteorology and Climatology, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon
Climate Application and Prediction Centre of Central Africa (CAPC-AC), Douala, Cameroon
Department of Meteorology and Climatology, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon
Laboratory of Earth’s Atmosphere Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Laboratory of Environmental Modeling and Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 1 Department of Meteorology and Climatology, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon
- 2 Climate Application and Prediction Centre of Central Africa (CAPC-AC), Douala, Cameroon
- 3 Department of Meteorology and Climatology, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon
- 4 Laboratory of Earth’s Atmosphere Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 5 Laboratory of Environmental Modeling and Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences·Volume 12 (2021)·Pages 172–188·Published 8 November 2021·DOI10.4236/acs.2022.121012
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Abstract
In this study, the weather conditions of the accident at Maroua-Salak airport on 02 August 2020 are analyzed. This C130 aircraft accident took place under bad weather conditions. This bad weather is diagnosed using the models as CFS, GFS and GEFS that reanalyze outputs of the results. At the end of this re-analysis, the result obtained shows that the event which took place at the Maroua-Salak airport was predictable. However, the analysis of these results has made it possible to present the rainfall cumul between 05 and 10 mm for this day. In addition, a comparative study of the rainfall cumul obtained by the CFS, GFS and GEFS models and that estimated by the satellites has been carried out. These models can significantly improve the prevention of such disasters in the region.
KeywordsWeather ConditionsMaroua-Salak AirportModelsRainfall Cumul
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