Identification Algorithm for Cold Pool Gust Fronts in Weather Station Data From Equatorial Africa

This archive contains (i) the source code of an algorithm for the identification of convective cold pool gust fronts in weather station data and (ii) near-surface and satellite data of 4289 cold pools that were identified in station data from equatorial Africa between January 1, 2019, and September 30, 2023.

The authors gratefully acknowledge funding by a grant from the VILLUM Foundation (grant number: 13168) and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant number: 771859) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation Interdisciplinary Synergy Program (grant no. NNF19OC0057374). This work used resources of the Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum (DKRZ), granted by its Scientific Steering Committee (WLA) under project ID bb1166. Additionally, the authors thank the Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO) for the provision of meteorological data. Interested parties may contact info@tahmo.org for these data.