@article{fdi:010090864, title = {{R}ainfall risk over the city of {A}bidjan ({C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire) : first contribution of the joint analysis of daily rainfall from a historical record and a recent network of rain gauges}, author = {{Y}ao, {C}. and {K}acou, {M}. and {K}offi, {E}.{S}. and {D}ao, {A}. and {D}utremble, {C}. and {G}uilliod, {M}aurice and {K}amagat{\'e}, {B}. and {P}errin, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {S}alles, {C}. and {N}eppel, {L}. and {P}aturel, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {Z}ahiri, {E}.{P}. and {S}{\'e}guis, {L}uc}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{E}very year, rains cause material damage and human losses, in {A}bidjan ({C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire). {T}he objective of this study is to contribute to the characterization of the rain hazard in the {D}istrict of {A}bidjan. {T}he available data are made up of daily rainfall from a historical station '{A}bidjan airport' (1961-2014) and an academic network of rain gauges (21) progressively implemented in {A}bidjan since 2015. {A} descriptive analysis (date of occurrence, rainfall depth, mean wet days intensity and number of rainy days) on the {H}ighest {C}umulative {R}ainfall {P}eriods ({HCRP}: 60 d) is conducted on the long-term station. {T}he periods of highest risk of flooding during the long and short rainy seasons are characterized. {T}he {E}xperimental variograms of extreme rainfalls derived from the current network, allow to evaluate their extensions according to the rainy season.}, keywords = {{PLUVIOMETRIE} ; {VARIATION} {JOURNALIERE} ; {PRECIPITATION} ; {VARIATION} {ANNUELLE} ; {PLUIE} ; {INONDATION} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; 1961 2014 ; {CHANGEMENT} {CLIMATIQUE} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {ABIDJAN}}, booktitle = {{IAHS}2022 - {H}ydrological sciences in the {A}nthropocene}, journal = {{P}roceedings of {IAHS}}, volume = {385}, numero = {}, pages = {259--265}, ISSN = {2199-899{X}}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.5194/piahs-385-259-2024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090864}, }