@article{fdi:010084694, title = {{A} meteorological dataset of the {W}est {A}frican monsoon during the 2016 {DACCIWA} campaign [{D}ata {P}aper]}, author = {{K}ohler, {M}. and {B}essardon, {G}. and {B}rooks, {B}. and {K}althoff, {N}. and {L}ohou, {F}. and {A}dler, {B}. and {J}egede, {O}. {O}. and {A}ltstadter, {B}. and {A}mekudzi, {L}. {K}. and {A}ryee, {J}. {N}. {A}. and {A}tiah, {W}. {A}. and {A}yoola, {M}. and {B}abic, {K}. and {B}arfuss, {K}. and {B}ezombes, {Y}. and {B}ret, {G}. and {B}rilouet, {P}. {E}. and {C}ayle-{A}ethelhard, {F}. and {D}anuor, {S}. and {D}elon, {C}. and {D}errien, {S}. and {D}ione, {C}. and {D}urand, {P}. and {F}osu-{A}mankwah, {K}. and {G}abella, {O}. and {G}roves, {J}. and {H}andwerker, {J}. and {J}ambert, {C}. and {K}unka, {N}. and {L}ampert, {A}. and {L}eclercq, {J}. and {L}othon, {M}. and {M}edina, {P}. and {M}iere, {A}rnaud and {P}atzold, {F}. and {P}edruzo-{B}agazgoitia, {X}. and {M}artinez, {I}. {R}. and {S}harpe, {S}. and {S}mith, {V}. and {W}ieser, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}s part of the {D}ynamics-{A}erosol-{C}hemistry-{C}loud {I}nteractions in {W}est {A}frica ({DACCIWA}) project, extensive in-situ measurements of the southern {W}est {A}frican atmospheric boundary layer ({ABL}) have been performed at three supersites {K}umasi ({G}hana), {S}ave ({B}enin) and {I}le-{I}fe ({N}igeria) during the 2016 monsoon period ({J}une and {J}uly). {T}he measurements were designed to provide data for advancing our understanding of the relevant processes governing the formation, persistence and dissolution of nocturnal low-level stratus clouds and their influence on the daytime {ABL} in southern {W}est {A}frica. {A}n extensive low-level cloud deck often forms during the night and persists long into the following day strongly influencing the {ABL} diurnal cycle. {A}lthough the clouds are of a high significance for the regional climate, the dearth of observations in this region has hindered process understanding. {H}ere, an overview of the measurements ranging from near-surface observations, cloud characteristics, aerosol and precipitation to the dynamics and thermodynamics in the {ABL} and above, and data processing is given. {S}o-far achieved scientific findings, based on the dataset analyses, are briefly overviewed.}, keywords = {{GHANA} ; {BENON} ; {NIGERIA} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {D}ata}, volume = {9}, numero = {1}, pages = {174 [12 p.]}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1038/s41597-022-01277-7}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084694}, }