Dr. Francis Nkrumah is a Lecturer of Physics with research experience in Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology, and climatology. Dr. Nkrumah’s research interests cover multidisciplinary areas, a reflection of his diverse professional training in Hydro-climatology, Climate dynamics, Atmospheric Physics, Dynamical meteorology, and Agro-climatology. Dr. Nkrumah obtained his BSc, MPhil, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cape Coast. His professional development includes publications in Mesoscale Convective Systems, cloud physics, extreme rainfall events, regional climate modeling, climate projections, and global warming. Dr. Nkrumah has taken many other professional training abroad including the Institut des Geosciences de l'Environnement, Grenoble, University of Grenoble Alpes, France, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxford, United Kingdom, and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, and has presented his research findings at different local, national and international conferences. He is a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th assessment report. Dr. Nkrumah enjoys making music, and playing and watching football. Married with children.
Research Laboratory
Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics Research Lab, Department of Physics, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
About
Focus & expertise
Specializations
Recent activity
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Award
Jan 2023
Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for Solar Radiation Modification (DECIMALS)
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Award
Jan 2023
Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for Solar Radiation Modification (DECIMALS)
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Award
Jan 2023
Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for Solar Radiation Modification (DECIMALS)
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
University of Cape Coast
2021
Master of Philosophy in Physics
University of Cape Coast
2014
Bachelor of Science in Physics
University of Cape Coast
2011
★ Career & positions
Academic Advisor
Department of Physics
Aug, 2025 to Jul, 2025
Publications ORCID 0000-0002-4723-8062 →
2026
An Index to Characterize the South Indian Ocean High‐Pressure System and Its Variability
journal article
2025
Assessing the Response of Surface Cloud Radiative Effects to Stratospheric Aerosol Injections Over West and Central Africa
journal article
2025
Assessing the Impact of the South Indian Ocean High‐Pressure System Using a Novel Index
journal article
2025
Assessing the impact of stratospheric aerosol injection on precipitation extremes in Africa using the ARISE-SAI-1.5 dataset
journal article
2025
Assessing Regional Climate Trends in West Africa Under Geoengineering: A Multimodel Comparison of UKESM1 and CESM2
journal article
2025
Assessing the response of surface cloud radiative effects to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection over West and Central Africa
preprint
2023
Classification of large-scale environments that drive the formation of mesoscale convective systems over southern West Africa
journal article
2022
Classification of Large-Scale Environments that drive the formation of Mesoscale Convective Systems over Southern West Africa
preprint
2022
Performance of CMIP6 HighResMIP on the Representation of Onset and Cessation of Seasonal Rainfall in Southern West Africa
journal article
2022
Variability of the Minor Season Rainfall over Southern Ghana (1981–2018)
journal article
2021
Spatiotemporal Changes in Temperature and Precipitation in West Africa. Part I: Analysis with the CMIP6 Historical Dataset
journal article
2021
Projected rainfall changes and their implications for rainfed agriculture in northern Ghana
other
2021
Seasonality and trends of drivers of mesoscale convective systems in Southern West Africa
journal article
2021
The Climatic Analysis of Summer Monsoon Extreme Precipitation Events over West Africa in CMIP6 Simulations
journal article
2020
West African Summer Monsoon Precipitation Variability as Represented by Reanalysis Datasets
journal article
2020
Development of an Updated Global Land In Situ-Based Data Set of Temperature and Precipitation Extremes: HadEX3
journal article
2019
Recent Trends in the Daily Rainfall Regime in Southern West Africa
journal article
2018
Potential impact of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming on consecutive dry and wet days over West Africa
journal article
2017
Changes in Rainfall Characteristics in Wenchi and Saltpond Farming Areas of Ghana
journal article
2014
Rainfall Variability over Ghana: Model versus Rain Gauge Observation
journal article
Honors & affiliations
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Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for Solar Radiation Modification (DECIMALS)
Degrees Modelling Fund, funded by The Degrees Initiative, UK · 2023
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Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for Solar Radiation Modification (DECIMALS)
Degrees Modelling Fund, funded by The Degrees Initiative, UK · 2023
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Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for Solar Radiation Modification (DECIMALS)
Degrees Modelling Fund, funded by The Degrees Initiative, UK · 2023