Pinkrah Nana
Ofosuhene

Scholarly work

Research, in
print and conversation.

Manuscripts, preprints, and presentations across atmospheric science and climate extremes.

Manuscripts & preprints

Current scholarly work.

Submitted2026

Machine Learning-Based Probabilistic Prediction of Tornadoes, Severe Hail, and Severe Thunderstorm Wind Using ERA5-Derived Mesoscale Parameters

Nana O. Pinkrah · Zachary J. Suriano · Manmeet Singh · Xingang Fan

Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems. Peer review is not complete.

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Under editorial review2026

A Comparison of Atlas 14 to Precipitation Frequency Statistics Derived from the Kentucky Mesonet

Nana O. Pinkrah · Sanskar Adhikari · Pyper Tobbe · Zachary J. Suriano

Journal of Applied and Service Climatology.

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Preprint2025

Historical Analysis of Heatwaves Prevalence, Frequency, Duration and Intensity in Ghana

Edmund I. Yamba · Daniel Amponsah · Nana Ofosuhene Pinkrah · Stephen Oppong · Mary J. Adjei · Cosmos S. Wemegah · Stephen Asare · Josephine Tetteh

SSRN · DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5205062. Not peer reviewed.

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In preparation2026

Tourism Climate Suitability in Ghana: Station-Based Seasonality, ERA5 Evaluation, and 1981–2023 Trends

J. N. A. Aryee · E. I. Yamba · N. O. Pinkrah · S. Oppong · D. Amponsah · J. B. Awuni · P. Potakey · A. Opoku-Dwomoh · M. Biney

Collaborative manuscript on station seasonality, ERA5 evaluation, and long-term trends.

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Presentations & abstracts

Sharing the science.

Upcoming research poster25 September 2026

When Machine Learning Gets Severe Weather Right and Wrong: Case Studies Using 107 ERA5-Derived Mesoscale Parameters

Nana O. Pinkrah and collaborators

Kentucky Climate Resilience SuperCollider Annual Meeting · Lexington, Kentucky.

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Oral presentationsApril 2026

Severe-storm climatology and Kentucky rainfall-frequency analysis

Pinkrah Nana Ofosuhene; rainfall-frequency coauthors include Sanskar Adhikari and Pyper Tobbe.

56th WKU Student Scholar Showcase. Presentations: “Climatology of Severe-Storm Environments in the Ohio River Basin Derived from ERA5” and “A Comparison of Atlas 14 to Precipitation Frequency Statistics Derived from the Kentucky Mesonet.”

Published abstractGhana Science Association

Characteristics and Long-term Trends of Heatwaves in Northern Ghana

Yamba, E. I.; Amponsah, D.; Pinkrah, N. O.; and collaborators.

Ghana Science Association conference abstract.

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