Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2016, 6, 145-366 Published Online April 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/acs

Table of Contents

Volume 6 Number 2 April 2016

The Impacts of Topography on Spatial and Temporal Rainfall Distribution over Rwanda Based on WRF Model

D. Ntwali, B. A. Ogwang, V. Ongoma………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………145

Sustainability of Wind Energy under Changing Wind Regimes—A Case Study

N. Mölders, D. Khordakova, R. Dlugi, G. Kramm…………………………………………………………………………………………………….158

KELEA, Cosmic Rays, Cloud Formation and Electromagnetic Radiation: Electropollution as a Possible Explanation for Climate Change

W. J. Martin……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………174

Extreme Wind Characteristics of Coastal Communities in Bayelsa State: Implications for Community Planning and Development in Nigeria

V. E. Weli, J. O. Adegoke, D. P.-E. Wodu…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………180

Projection of Future Climate over the Koshi River Basin Based on CMIP5 GCMs

R. Rajbhandari, A. B. Shrestha, S. Nepal, S. Wahid…………………………………………………………………………………………………190

An Extreme Value Analysis of Wind Speed over the European and Siberian Parts of Arctic Region

A. Kislov, T. Matveeva……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………205

Modified Ramsey Rule, Optimal Carbon Tax and Economic Growth

M. Kuninori, M. Otaki…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….224

Jet Stream as a Major Factor of Tornados in USA

I. G. Zurbenko, M. Z. Sun……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….236

Study of Formic and Acetic Acids in the Air of Humid Savannah Case of Lamto (Cote d’Ivoire)

P. R. Touré, G. K. Kouadio, U. K. Koffi, C. R. Beugré………………………………………………………………………………………………..254

Modified Ramsey Rule and Optimal Carbon Tax

M. Otaki…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………267

Regional Profiles and Precipitation Retrievals and Analysis Using FY-3C MWHTS

J. Y. He, S. W. Zhang……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….273

Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2016, 6, 145-366 Published Online April 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/acs

Real Time Monitoring of Extreme Rainfall Events with Simple X-Band Mini Weather Radar

S. Bertoldo, C. Lucianaz, M. Allegretti, G. Perona…………………………………………………………………………………………………..285

Comparison of Rainy Season Onset, Cessation and Duration for Ghana from RegCM4 and GMet Datasets

C. Mensah, L. K. Amekudzi, N. A. B. Klutse, J. N. A. Aryee, K. Asare………………………………………………………………………..300

Fair Plan 9: Engineering Human Population to Help Safeguard Earth’s Climate

M. E. Schlesinger……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………310

Determination of Total Electron Content at Equatorial Region—Thailand Using Radio Occultation Technique

W. A. Ahmed, G. I. Agbaje, S. Y. Ayeiola, B. O. Balogun, N. J. A. Echoda, Y. A. Onimago, T. Olunuga………………………319

Defining a Standard Methodology to Obtain Optimum WRF Configuration for Operational Forecast: Application over the Port of Huelva (Southern Spain)

R. Arasa, I. Porras, A. Domingo-Dalmau, M. Picanyol, B. Codina, M. Á. González, J. Piñón……………………………………..329

Arctic Sea Ice: Decadal Simulations and Future Scenarios Using BESM-OA

F. Casagrande, P. Nobre, R. B. de Souza, A. L. Marquez, E. Tourigny, V. Capistrano, R. L. Mello……………………………..351

The figure on the front cover is from the article published in Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 190-204 by Rupak Rajbhandari, Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Santosh Nepal and Shahriar Wahid.