The Mt. Kilimanjaro ecosystem depends on atmospheric moisture transport and recycling of water, yet limited knowledge on the relation between advective moisture pathways and local water recycling is available. This study uses a regional atmospheric model to analyse moisture source and sink processes as well as precipitation recycling at Mt. Kilimanjaro. The results indicate that locally produced precipitation is deposited main...

This study introduces the set‐up of a new meteorological station network on the southern slopes of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, since 2010 and presents the recorded characteristics of air temperature, air humidity and precipitation in both a plot‐based and area‐wide perspectives. The station set‐up follows a hierarchical approach covering an elevational as well as a land‐use disturbance gradient. It consists of 52 basic stations mea...

Aim Understanding the mechanisms controlling variation in species richness along environmental gradients is one of the most important objectives in ecology. Resource availability is often considered as the major driver of animal diversity. However, in ectotherms, temperature might play a predominant role as it modulates metabolic rates and the access of animals to resources. Here, we investigate the relative importance of reso...

A complex interaction of local meteorology and source characteristics regularly leads to nocturnal smog events during winter in Christchurch, New Zealand. The main focus of this article is on improving understanding of the relationship between atmospheric processes operating at a range of scales that leads to poor air quality in such urban environments. This research therefore aims to provide a quantitative analysis of atmosph...