Name/Type of Disdrometer/

Horizontal Area

Site

Coordinates

Operating Period

Number of Rain Event/

Number of 1-Minute DSD

Parsivel/Single Beam IR OSP/48.6cm²

Nangatchori

(Benin)

9.65˚N - 1.74˚E

2005 (Aug.-Oct.)

10 Events/1816 Spectra

OSP/Single Beam IR/100cm²

Djougou

(Benin)

9.69˚N - 1.66˚E

2006 (Jun.-Sept.)

2007 (Jun.-Oct.)

56/6730

DBS/Double Beam IR/100cm²

Copargo

(Benin)

9.82˚N - 1.56˚E

2006 (Jun.-Sept.)

27/3101

JWD/Mechanical Impact/50cm²

Abidjan

(Côte d’Ivoire)

5˚25'N - 4˚W

1986 (Jun., Sept.-Dec.)

183 Events/17,041 Spectra

1987 (Feb.-Dec.)

1988 (Feb.-Jun.)

Kourou

(French Guyana)

4˚N - 52˚W

1991 (Apr.-May, Jul.-Sep.)

71/7112

Boyele

(Congo)

2˚50'N - 18˚04'E

1988 (May-Jul., Sept.-Dec.)

96/14,120

1989 (Mar.-Jun.)

Niamey

(Niger)

13˚30'N - 2˚10'E

1989 (Jul.-Sep.)

20/2762

Dakar

(Senegal)

14˚34'N - 17˚29'W

1997 (Jul.-Oct.)

89/14,586

1998 (Jul.-Sep.)

1999 (Jul.-Sep.)

2000 (Jul.-Oct.)