Protem Coordinator:

Professor Lekan Oyebande,

Hydrology laboratory (, Hydrology & Sustainable water management)

Dept of Geography, University of Lagos

Researchers from seven institutions, including the Nigerian Meteorological Authority have been identified. Detailed research proposals will be generated by the Nigerian Team and will be presented in a coordinated form by the National Coordinator.

Areas of research interest to Nigeria may include:

• Probing the upper atmosphere exchanges over Nigeria and around as a key to understanding the West African Monsoon dynamics
• Evolution and status of the Sudano-sahelian vegetation (30-35 years) and their effects on the runoff regimes.
• Effects of the Kainji and other large dams in Nigeria on rainfall variability.
• Partitioning of the combined climate variability/change and anthropogenic impacts on the hydrologic response (runoff, soil moisture and groundwater regimes).
• Process studies and modelling (rainfall, runoff, infiltration and groundwater recharge)
• Intensifying storm surges and coastal/beach erosion in southwestern Nigeria: the Monsoon connection?

• Participating through appropriate research themes by 20-25member Team of researchers as partially listed in I above.
• Providing access to relevant data especially long term rainfall data with some other hydrometeorological data that are widely dispersed (in 11 federal river basin authorities, 36 state agencies and three or four federal ministries).
• Upper atmosphere stations for radio sounding
• Digitized rainfall records for several stations.

• Obtain AMMA Office’s comment on version 1.01 and also a mandate to proceed with outlined next steps.
• Contact the proposed participants with proper briefing on AMMA for confirmation of interest; call for outline of proposals for AMMA
• Attempt to reconcile proposals and contact AMMA International for comments
• Constitute disciplinary groups to formulate detailed proposals – Leaders of disciplinary groups will emerge naturally (Numerical modelling of monsoon dynamics,………Ocean surface and coastal dynamics, hydrological processes and variability, vegetation (evolution, land use and cover), atmospheric chemistry and a cross-cutting data information cataloguing (meta data).
• Arrange a meeting of the Nigerian AMMA Team (matter of meta data and data will also feature on the agenda).
• Submit combined proposal(s) to AMMA Office.
• Commence data gathering exercise (prepare a proposal for it, including a small secretariat and data entry support- meta data and data formats to be agreed with AMMA. Budget to include payment for data where necessary and for coordination of the National Research Team)

1. Mr. A. O. Akomolafe, Nigerian Meteorological Agency: Upper Atmosphere Meteorologist
2. Mr. S.A. Etu, Nigerian Meteorological Agency: Climate Services and Hydrometeorology
3. Dr. J.A. Adejokun, WMO, Geneva, Office of the Secretary-General, Former Director of the Nigerian Meteorological Services, Leading Participant in West African Monsoon Experiment and Member, IPCC .
4. Professor Oladele Adefolalu, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Climatology/Meteorology, a Leading Participant in West African Monsoon Experiment (WAMEX).
5. Professor Jerome A. Omotoso, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Dept of Meteorology, Research Meteorology, Modelling timing and quantitative rainfall prediction/forecasting
6. Dr. O. Bello, Dept. of Agrometeorology & Water Resources, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Climatology/Agrometeorology.
7. Messrs S.I. Adebayo & Ake, Nigerian Meteorological Agency: Meteorology (Deputy Directors).
8. Professor E.O. Balogun, Obafemi Awolowo University, center for Climate Change……: Climate modeller and impact assessment

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9. Professor Olusegun Areola, University of Ibadan: Biogeography, Remote Sensing and GIS.
10. Professor Dele Olowokudejo, Dept of Biological Sciences: Environmental Impact analysis and Ecology.
11. Dr. Ademola Omojola , Department of Geography, Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory, University of Lagos: Remote sensing and GIS (evolution and change in vegetation and basin surface characteristics in the Nigerian Sahelian environment)
12. Dr. ASO Soneye, Department of Geography, Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory, University of Lagos: Remote sensing and GIS (as for (9) above).

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13. Professor O.O. Ogunkoya, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife: Catchment Hydrology and geochemistry.
14. Dr. Isaac I. Balogun, Dept. of Geography, Hydrology laboratory, University of Lagos, Soil science and hydrology.
15. Prof. O.Y. Sangodoyin, University of Ibadan, Faculty of Technology: Agricultural Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering.
16. Mr. Segun Adeaga, Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Geography, Hydrology laboratory, University of Lagos, Hydrological variability.
17. Mr. Femi Ayodeji, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Engineering Hydrologist and modelling.
18. Dr. Ezechiel Dapo Longe, Hydraulics Research Unit, Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Lagos, Environmental Monitoring and Analysis, Geochemistry and Hydrogeology.

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19. Dr. Sunday Oyegoke, Hydraulics Research Unit, Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Lagos, Coastal engineering and dynamics, physical and simulation modelling.
20. Dr. Larry Awosika, Institute for Oceanography and Marine research, Lagos

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