@article{fdi:010083217,
  title = {{I}ndoor temperature variability in the {S}ahel : a pilot study in {O}uagadougou, {B}urkina {F}aso},
  author = {{P}ohl, {B}. and {D}os {S}antos, {S}t{\'e}phanie and {B}ai, {G}. {M}. and {C}ompaore, {Y}. and {D}ianou, {K}. and {D}iallo-{D}udek, {J}. and {S}oura, {A}. and {J}anicot, {S}erge},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{V}ery little research has documented the exposure of populations in {A}frica to extreme heat. {W}e measured indoor air temperature and humidity hourly for 13 months in seven houses of contrasted architecture and construction materials all in the northern neighbourhoods of {O}uagadougou, {B}urkina {F}aso. {T}hese measurements are compared to air temperatures recorded at the synoptic weather station of {O}uagadougou airport and to land surface temperature estimates from {L}andsat satellite images at seven dates with clear-sky conditions. {T}he results reveal huge temperature differences (exceeding 10 degrees {C}) between houses, especially in the afternoon hours of the warmest season. {I}ndoor temperature is also much more variable than land surface (outdoor) temperature in the same locations, as estimated by satellite imagery. {H}ouses with greater thermal inertia smooth the afternoon temperature peak, reducing heat exposure. {H}eat stress bioindicators reveal that danger thresholds, while rarely reached in some houses, are frequently exceeded in others year round except for the core of the cold winter season ({D}ecember and {J}anuary). {I}n spring, the hottest season, the danger threshold is almost permanently exceeded in these dwellings, exposing their inhabitants to significant heat stress. {T}his pilot study shows the primary role of housing in modulating indoor temperature, raising questions of public health and habitability of {S}ahelian regions in a warming world. {T}his issue will be of increasing importance with ongoing climate change, hence the need for further, more detailed instrumented campaigns in {A}frican settlements.},
  keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO} ; {OUAGADOUGOU} ; {ZONE} {SAHELIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}heoretical and {A}pplied {C}limatology},
  volume = {146},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {1403--1420},
  ISSN = {0177-798{X}},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00704-021-03800-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083217},
}