Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse

Head of Department & IPCC WG I Vice Chair

Contact info nklutse@ug.edu.gh IP Phone: 3307

Education

PhD (Cape Town)

Research Interest

1. Understanding climate dynamics and variability from observations and projections for seasonal and decadal mean and extreme climate.

3. Climate impacts assessment on health, energy, agriculture, water resources, disaster risks and gender.

4. Climate services by transforming historical and projected climate data into useful information for planning and decision making in health, energy, agriculture, water resources, and disaster risks reduction sectors.

5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions estimation from Energy Sector

Publications

Scopus AU-ID 55882952900

Articles in Refereed Journals

  1. Dommo, A., Klutse, N. A. B., Fiedler, S., Koffi, H. A., & Vondou, D. A. (2023). The seasonal cycle of cloud radiative effects over Congo Basin based on CERES observation and comparison to CMIP6 models. Atmospheric Research, 106820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106820
  2. Lente, I., Heve, W. K., Owusu-Twum, M. Y., Gordon, C., Opoku, P., Nukpezah, D., & Klutse, N. A. B. (2023). Nature of climate change-induced risks in semi-arid northwestern Ghana: Gauged observations, perceptions of smallholder farmers, and perspectives for livelihood adaptation. Information Development, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669231185323 
  3. Adade, R., Jaiye, D., Klutse, N. A. B., & Okhimamhe, A. A. (2023). Adapting to Changing Climate: Understanding Coastal Rural Residents’ Relocation Intention in Response to Sea Level Rise. Climate, 11(5), 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11050110 
  4. Nkrumah, F., Klein, C., Quagraine, K. A., Berkoh-Oforiwaa, R., Klutse, N. A. B., Essien, P., Quenum, G. M. L. D., and Koffi, H. A. (2023). Classification of large-scale environments that drive the formation of mesoscale convective systems over southern West Africa, Weather Clim. Dynam., 4, 773–788.  https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-773-2023 
  5. Essien, P., Figueiredo, C. A. O. B., Takahashi, H., Klutse, N. A. B., Wrasse, C. M., Afonso, J. M. D. S., ... & Quagraine, K. A. (2022). Intertropical Convergence Zone as the Possible Source Mechanism for Southward Propagating Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances over South American Low-Latitude and Equatorial Region. Atmosphere, 13(11), 1836. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13111836 
  6. Dogbey, F., Asilevi, P.J., Dzrobi, J.F., Koffi, H.A., Klutse, N.A.B. (2022). Modelling Cloud Cover Climatology over Tropical Climates in Ghana. Atmosphere, 13, 1265.  https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13081265
  7. Anna Pirani, Andrés Alegria, Alaa Al Khourdajie, Wawan Gunawan, José Manuel Gutiérrez, Kirstin Holsman, David Huard, Martin Juckes, Michio Kawamiya, Nana Klutse, Volker Krey, Robin Matthews, Adam Milward, Charlotte Pascoe, Gerard van der Shrier, Alessandro Spinuso, Martina Stockhause, & Xiaoshi Xing. (2022). The implementation of FAIR data principles in the IPCC AR6 assessment process. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6504469 
  8. Nkrumah, F., Quagraine, K.A., Quagraine, K.T., Wainwright, C., Quenum, G.M.L.D., Amankwah, A., Klutse, N.A.B., (2022) Performance of CMIP6 HighResMIP on the Representation of Onset and Cessation of Seasonal Rainfall in Southern West Africa. Atmosphere, 13, 999. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13070999 
  9. Quenum, G. M. L. D., Arnault, J., Klutse, N. A. B., Zhang, Z., Kunstmann, H., & Oguntunde, P. G. (2022). Potential of the Coupled WRF/WRF-Hydro Modeling System for Flood Forecasting in the Ouémé River (West Africa). Water, 14(8), 1192. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14081192
  10. Ballo, A., Omotosho, J.B., Klutse, N.A.B. Abiodun J. B. & Coulibaly A., The influence of quasi-biennial oscillation on West African Rainfall. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 8, 1461–1480 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-021-01185-6
  11. Quenum, G. M. L. D., Nkrumah, F., Klutse, N. A. B., & Sylla, M. B. (2021). Spatiotemporal Changes in Temperature and Precipitation in West Africa. Part I: Analysis with the CMIP6 Historical Dataset. Water, 13(24), 3506. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243506
  12. Essien, P., Figueiredo, C.A.O.B., Takahashi, H., Wrasse, C.M., Barros, D., Klutse, N.A.B., Lomotey, S.O., Ayorinde, T.T., Delano, G., Bilibio, A. V. (2021). Long-Term Study on Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Observed over the South American Equatorial Region. Atmosphere, 12, 1409. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12111409
  13. Klutse, N. A. B., Owusu, K., Nkrumah, F. & Anang, O. A. (2021). Projected rainfall changes and their implications for rainfed agriculture in northern Ghana, Weather 99 (99). https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.4015
  14. Dosio A., Jury M. W., Almazroui M., Ashfaq M., Diallo I., Engelbrecht A. F., Klutse N. A. B., Lennard C., Pinto I., Sylla M. B. & Tamoffo A. T. (2021). Projected future daily characteristics of African precipitation based on global (CMIP5, CMIP6) and regional (CORDEX, CORDEX-CORE) climate models. Clim Dyn https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05859-w
  15. Aidoo, K., Browne Klutse, N. A., Asare, K., Botchway, C. G., & Fosuhene, S. (2021). Mapping Evapotranspiration of Agricultural Areas in Ghana. The Scientific World Journal, vol. 2021, Article ID 8878631, 7 pages, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/887863
  16. Pović, M., McBride, V., Muheki, P., Ödman-Govender, C., Saad, S., Klutse, N. A. B., ... & Tigistu-Sahle, F. (2021). Inclusive education and research through African Network of Women in Astronomy and STEM for GIRLS in Ethiopia initiatives. arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.10990. 
  17. Klutse, N. A. B., Quagraine, K. A., Nkrumah, F., Quagraine, K. T., Berkoh-Oforiwaa, R., Dzrobi, J. F., & Sylla, M. B. (2021). The climatic analysis of summer monsoon extreme precipitation events over West Africa in CMIP6 simulations. Earth Systems and Environment 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-021-00203-y.
  18. Quagraine, K.A., Nkrumah, F., Klein, C., Klutse, N. A. B., & Quagraine, K.T. (2020). West African Summer Monsoon Precipitation Variability as Represented by Reanalysis Datasets. Climate 2020, 8, 111.
  19. Bichet, A., Diedhiou, A., Hingray, B., Guillaume E, N’Datchoh E. T., Browne Klutse N. A. & Kouakou K. (2020). Assessing uncertainties in the regional projections of precipitation in CORDEX-AFRICA. Climatic Change,162, 583–601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02833-z
  20. Klutse N. A. B., Owusu K., & Boafo Y. (2020). Projected temperature increases over northern Ghana. SN Applied Sciences 2, 1339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-3095-3
  21. Almazroui, M., Saeed, F., Saeed, S., Nazrul Islam M., Ismail M, Klutse N. A. B., & Siddiqui M.H. (2020). Projected Change in Temperature and Precipitation Over Africa from CMIP6. Earth Systems and Environment 4, 455–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-020-00161-x
  22. Nkrumah, F., Vischel, T., Panthou, G., Klutse, N. A. B., Adukpo, D. C., Diedhiou, A. (2019). Recent Trends in the Daily Rainfall Regime in Southern West Africa. Atmosphere, 10, 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10120741
  23. Quenum, G.M.L.D., Klutse, N.A.B., Dieng, D. Laux, P., Arnault, J., Kodja, J. D., Oguntunde P. G. (2019). Identification of Potential Drought Areas in West Africa Under Climate Change and Variability. Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-019-00133-w
  24. Asilevi, P. J., Quansah, E., Amekudzi, L. K., Annor, T., & Klutse, N. A. B. (2019). Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Global Solar Radiation (GSR) over Ghana using sunshine duration model. Scientific African, e00094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00094 
  25. Ragatoa, D.S., Ogunjobi, K.O., Klutse, N.A.B. et al. (2019). A Change Comparison of Heat Wave Aspects in Climatic Zones of Nigeria. Environ Earth Sci. 78: 111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8112-8
  26. Sylla, M., Faye, A., Klutse, N. A. B and Dimobe, K. (2018). Projected Increased Risk of Water Deficit over Major West African River Basins under Future Climates. Climatic Change. 10.1007/s10584-018-2308-x 
  27. Mirjana Pović, Michael Backes, Paul Baki, David Baratoux, Solomon Belay Tessema, Zouhair Benkhaldoun, Michael Bode, Nana A. Browne Klutse, Phil Charles, et al. (2018). Development in Astronomy and Space Science in Africa. Nature Astronomy, volume 2,pages 507–510.
  28. Ragatoa, D.S., Ogunjobi, K.O., Okhimamhe, A.A., Klutse, N.A.B. and Lamptey, B.L., (2018). A Predictive Study of Heat Wave Characteristics and their Spatio-temporal Trends in Climatic Zones of Nigeria. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, pp.1-27.
  29. Klutse, N.A.B., Ajayi, V., Gbobaniyi, E.O., Egbebiyi, T.S., Kouadio, K., Nkrumah, F., Quagraine, K.A., Olusegun, C., Diasso, U.J., Abiodun, B.J. and Lawal, K.A.A., (2018). Potential Impact of 1.5° C and 2° C Global Warming on Consecutive Dry and Wet Days over West Africa. Environmental Research Letters, 13(5). DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/aab37b 
  30. Ghansah, B., Forkuo, E.K., Osei, E.F., Appoh, R.K., Asare, M.Y. and Klutse, N.A.B., (2018). Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Small Reservoirs in the White Volta Sub-basin of Ghana. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 9, 107-115.
  31. Aryee, J.N.A., Amekudzi, L.K., Quansah E., Klutse, N.A.B., Atiaha, W.A. and Yorke, C. (2017). Development of High Spatial Resolution Rainfall Data for Ghana, International Journal of Climatology. DOI: 10.1002/joc.5238 
  32. Quagraine, K.A., Klutse, N.A.B., Nkrumah, F., Adukpo, D.C., & Owusu, K. (2017). Changes in Rainfall Characteristics in Wenchi and Saltpond Farming Areas of Ghana. International Journal of Geosciences, 8(03), 305. https://doi.org/10.4236/ijg.2017.83015 DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2017.83015 ISSN Online: 2156-8367 ISSN Print: 2156-8359 
  33. Mensah, C., Amekudzi, L.K., Klutse, N.A.B., Aryee, J.N.A. and Asare, K. (2016). Comparison of Rainy Season Onset, Cessation and Duration for Ghana from RegCM4 and GMet Datasets. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 6, 300-309. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/acs.2016.62025 
  34. Osei F.E., Klutse, N.A.B., Afrifa C.G. (2016). Siting Of an Engineered Sanitary Landfill in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. International Journal of Science and Technology. Volume 5, No. 2, February, 2016. ISSN 2049-7318
  35. Klutse, N.A.B., Sylla, M.B., Sarr, A., Diallo, I., et al. (2016). Daily Characteristics of West African Monsoon Rainfall In Cordex Regional Climate Models. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 123: 369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-014-1352-3 
  36. Klutse, N.A.B., Abiodun, B.J., Hewitson, B.C., Gutowski, W.J., Tadross, M.A. (2016). Evaluation of Two GCMS in Simulating Rainfall Variability over Southern Africa. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 123: 415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-014-1356-z 
  37. Klutse, N.A.B., Aboagye-Antwi, F., Owusu, K. and Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. (2014). Assessment of Patterns of Climate Variables and Malaria Cases in Two Ecological Zones of Ghana. Open Journal of Ecology, 4, 764-775.   http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation. aspx?PaperID=49889
  38. Emmanuel A-P., Klutse N.A.B., Adomako D., Ashilevi P., Aggrey E. (2014). Ghana in the Square Kilometre Array, Advances in Research, 2(12): p1040-1045. Article no. AIR.2014.12.029. DOI:10.9734/AIR/2014/12228. 
  39. Nkrumah F., Klutse N.A.B., Adukpo D.C., Quagraine K.A., Owusu K., Owusu A,, Gutowski W.Jr. (2014). Rainfall Variability over Ghana: Model Versus Rain Gauge Observation, International Journal of Geosciences, 5, 673-683. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ijg.2014.57060. 
  40. Gbobaniyi, E., Sarr A., Sylla, M.B., Diallo, I., Lennard, C., Dosio, A., Dhiédiou, A., Kamga, A., Klutse, N.A.B., Hewitson, B., Nikulin, G., Lamptey, B. (2014). Climatology, Annual Cycle and Interannual Variability of Precipitation and Temperature in CORDEX Simulations over West Africa. International Journal of Climatology. 34: 2241–2257. DOI:10.1002/joc.3834.
  41. Owusu, K., Klutse, N. (2013). Simulation of the Rainfall Regime over Ghana from CORDEX, International Journal of Geosciences, Vol. 4 No. 4, 2013, pp. 785-791. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2013.44072. 
  42. Klutse, N.A.B., Owusu, K., Adukpo, D.C., Nkrumah, F., Quagraine, K., Owusu, A, Gutowski, W.J. (2013). Farmer’s Observation on Climate Change Impacts on Maize (Zea mays) Production in a Selected Agro-Ecological Zone in Ghana. Research Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Management, Vol. 2(12), pp. 394-402, December 2013. ISSN 2315 - 8719© 2013 Apex Journal International.
  43. Browne, N.A.K., Sylla, M.B. (2012). Regional Climate Model Sensitivity to Domain Size for the Simulation of the West African Monsoon Rainfall. International Journal of Geophysics, 2012, Article ID 625831. DOI:10.1155/2012/625831. 
  44. Browne,N.A.K., Abiodun, B.J., Tadross, M.,Hewitson, B. (2009). Simulation OfSynoptic Scale Features over Southern Africa using GCMs. Preprints: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural   Organization   and   International   Atomic   Energy   Agency   – The   Abdus  Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics IC/2009/093 Available at: http://publications.ictp.it

 

Book Chapters

  1. Quenum G. M. L. D., Klutse N. A. B., Alamou E. A., Lawin E. A., Oguntunde P. G. (2020) Precipitation Variability in West Africa in the Context of Global Warming and Adaptation Recommendations. In: Leal Filho W., Ogugu N., Adelake L., Ayal D., da Silva I. (eds) African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42091-8_85-1
  2. Sylla M.B., Nikiema P.M., Gibba P., Kebe I., Klutse N.A.B. (2016) Climate Change over West Africa: Recent Trends and Future Projections. In: Yaro J., Hesselberg J. (eds) Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Rural West Africa. Springer, Cham https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31499-0_3 Online ISBN 978-3-319-31499-0
  3. Chapter 4: The Small Pelagic Fisheries of Ghana by Nana Ama Browne Klutse and Francis K.E. Nunoo. © FAO, 2016. Case Studies on Climate Change and African Coastal Fisheries: a Vulnerability Analysis and Recommendations for Adaptation Options, edited by Jim Anderson and Timothy Andrew. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1113. Rome, Italy. ISSN 2070-6065 ISBN 978-92-5-109218-7

Technical Reports

  1. IPCC, 2021: Annex VII: Glossary [Matthews, J.B.R., V. Möller, R. van Diemen, J.S. Fuglestvedt, V. Masson-Delmotte, C. Méndez, S. Semenov, A. Reisinger (eds.)]. In Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S.L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M.I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T.K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu, and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 2215–2256, doi:10.1017/9781009157896.022.
  2. Gutiérrez, J.M., R.G. Jones, G.T. Narisma, L.M. Alves, M. Amjad, I.V. Gorodetskaya, M. Grose, N.A.B. Klutse, S. Krakovska, J. Li, D. Martínez-Castro, L.O. Mearns, S.H. Mernild, T. Ngo-Duc, B. van den Hurk, and J.-H. Yoon, 2021: Atlas. In Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S.L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M.I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T.K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu, and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1927–2058, doi:10.1017/9781009157896.021.
  3. Gutiérrez, J. M., R. G. Jones, G. T. Narisma, L. M. Alves, M. Amjad, I. V. Gorodetskaya, M. Grose, N. A. B. Klutse, S. Krakovska, J. Li, D. Martínez-Castro, L. O. Mearns, S. H. Mernild, T. Ngo-Duc, B. van den Hurk, J-H. Yoon, 2021, Atlas. In: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S. L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M. I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J. B. R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Available from http://interactiveatlas.ipcc.ch/
  4. Gutiérrez, J. M., R. G. Jones, G. T. Narisma, L. M. Alves, M. Amjad, I. V. Gorodetskaya, M. Grose, N. A. B. Klutse, S. Krakovska, J. Li, D. Martínez-Castro, L. O. Mearns, S. H. Mernild, T. Ngo-Duc, B. van den Hurk, J-H. Yoon, 2021, Atlas Supplementary Material. In: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S. L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M. I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J. B. R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Available from https://www.ipcc.ch
  5. Agyeman, R., Owusu, K., Klutse, N. A. B., Asare, K., Tachie-Obeng, E., Kasei, R. & Benefoh, D. (2020). Climate Change Vulnerability Impacts and Adaptation Assessment: Climate Scenarios and Spatial Vulnerability Assessment. In: Ghana’s Fourth National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, pp. 168-192. Mensah L. (Ed.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Accra. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Gh_NC4.pdf  
  6. Owusu, K., Klutse, N. A. B., Tachie-Obeng, E., Asare, K. & Ayilari-Naa, J. (2015). Vulnerability impacts and adaptation assessment. In: Ghana’s National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, pp. 113-120. Mensah L. (Ed.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Accra. https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/ghanc3.pdf
  7. Modelling the Influence of Vegetation, Soil Moisture and Aerosols on Early Summer Southern African Climate. Mark Tadross, Igor Oliveira, Marshall Mdoka, Fiona Tummon, Genito Maure, Neil MacKellar, Babatunde Abiodun, Nana Browne, Olivier Crespo, Sepo Hachigonta, and Bruce Hewitson. Water Research Commission K5/1681. 2010. ISBN 978-1-77005-976-4
  8. Nana A. B. Klutse, Ferdinand D. Mawunya, Kofi Asare, Enoch Taggoe, Benedicta Odonkor, Patrick Nii Lante Lamptey, Fred Mensah, Ernest Olertey Narter. (2013). Climate and Society Community Of Practice (C & S Cop, Ghana), Development Of Early Warning Climate Information For Flood And Drought-Prone Districts In Northern Parts Of Ghana (Case Studies of the Sissala East District Of The Upper West Region And Mamprusi West District of the Northern Region of Ghana) submitted to AAP and UNDP 2013.