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Table 1 Stations in the four countries of the study area
Country
Station
Latitude
Longitude Altitude (m) Type of station
Ivory Coast
Odienné
09° 30’ N 07° 34’ W 432
Synoptic
Korhogo
09° 27’ N 05° 38’ W 300
Synoptic
Bouna
09° 16’ N 03° 00’ W 316
Rain-gauge
Bouaké
07° 41’ N 05° 02’ W 369
Synoptic
Man
07° 24’ N 07° 31’ W 340
Synoptic
Dimbokro
06° 39’ N 04° 42’ W 110
Synoptic
Gagnoa
06° 08’ N 05° 57’ W 205
Synoptic
Tabou
04° 25’ N 07° 22’ W
4
Synoptic
Sassandra
04° 57’ N 06° 05’ W
50
Synoptic
Abidjan
05° 15’ N 03° 56’ W
7
Synoptic
Benin
Kandi
11° 08’ N 02° 56’ E
290
Synoptic
Bembéréké
10° 12’ N 02° 40’ E
491
Rain-gauge
Natitingou
10° 19’ N 01° 23’ E
460
Synoptic
Nikki
09° 56’ N 03° 12’ E
402
Rain-gauge
Djougou
09° 42’ N 01° 40’ E
439
Climatic
Parakou
09° 21’ N 02° 36’ E
392
Synoptic
Savé
08° 02’ N 02° 29’ E
198
Synoptic
Abomey
07° 11’ N 01° 59’ E
260
Rain-gauge
Porto-Novo
06° 29’ N 02° 37’ E
20
Rain-gauge
Cotonou Ville
06° 21’ N 02° 26’ E
5
Rain-gauge
Burkina Faso Dori
14° 02’ N 00° 02’ W 288
Synoptic
Ouahigouya
13° 35’ N 02° 26’ W 329
Synoptic
Kaya
13° 06’ N 01° 05’ W 313
Climatic
Dédougou
12° 28’ N 03° 28’ W 308
Synoptic
Fada Ngourma
12° 04’ N 00° 21’ W 292
Synoptic
Ouagadougou
12° 22’ N 01° 31’ W 296
Synoptic
Boromo
11° 44’ N 02° 55’ W 264
Synoptic
Bobo-Dioulasso 11° 10’ N 04° 18’ W 432
Synoptic
Gaoua
10° 20’ N 03° 11’ W 333
Synoptic
Banfora
10° 37’ N 04° 46’ W 270
Rain-gauge
Senegal
Podor
16° 38’ N 14° 56’ W
7
Synoptic
Saint-Louis
16° 03’ N 16° 27’ W
4
Synoptic
Matam
15° 38’ N 13° 15’ W
15
Synoptic
Dakar
14° 44’ N 17° 30’ W
27
Synoptic
Diourbel
14° 39’ N 16° 14’ W
7
Synoptic
Kaolack
14° 08’ N 16° 04’ W
6
Synoptic
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