Pinkrah Nana
Ofosuhene

Project portfolio

Questions that drive
my research.

Explore work across severe weather, climate extremes, numerical modeling, and applied climatology.

7 projects

Observed event rates, XGBoost probabilities, and bias for tornado, hail, and wind
Severe weather01

Severe storms & machine learning

A 30-year ERA5 framework for estimating tornado, severe-hail, and severe-wind occurrence across the Ohio River Basin.

Ohio River Basin · 1996–2025Submitted to AIES
Maps of compound drought and heat-wave occurrence and long-term change across the contiguous United States
Climate extremes02

Compound drought & heat waves

A 75-year observational analysis of compound drought–heat-wave occurrence, severity, and sensitivity to event definitions.

Contiguous United States · 1951–2025Research in progress
Kentucky Mesonet locations paired with NOAA Atlas 14 stations
Hydroclimatology03

Rainfall frequency in Kentucky

Comparing high-frequency Kentucky Mesonet observations with NOAA Atlas 14 precipitation-frequency estimates.

Kentucky · 66 stationsUnder editorial review
WRF six-hour precipitation accumulation for the July 2022 Appalachian flood event
Weather modeling04

WRF flood-event simulation

Using nested WRF simulations and Stage IV precipitation to study the July 2022 Central Appalachian flood event.

Central Appalachians · July 2022Modeling project
Heat-wave frequency diagnostics across Ghana
Climate extremes05

Heat-wave climatology in Ghana

Historical patterns of heat-wave frequency, duration, and intensity across Ghana’s climatic zones.

Ghana · 1961–2020Preprint
Monthly station and ERA5 Tourism Climate Comfort Index by climatic zone
Applied climatology06

Tourism climate suitability in Ghana

Station-based seasonality, ERA5 evaluation, long-term trends, and the relationship between climate suitability and visitor arrivals.

Ghana · 1981–2023Manuscript in preparation
Temperature and vapor pressure deficit thresholds in Kentucky Mesonet observations
Climate extremes07

Kentucky heat–dryness extremes

Station-based diagnostics of concurrent high temperature and vapor pressure deficit across Kentucky.

Kentucky · 2016–2025Collaborative project

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