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Progress in understanding of weather systems in West Africa
Lafore, J.-P. and Flamant, C. and Guichard, F. and Parker, D.J. and Bouniol, D. and Fink, A. and Giraud, V. and Gosset, M. and Hall, N. and Höller, H. and Jones, S.C. and Protat, A. and Roca, R. and Roux, F. and Said, F. and Thorncroft, C. (2011) Progress in understanding of weather systems in West Africa. Atmospheric Science Letters, 12, pp. 7-12. DOI: 10.1002/asl.335.
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Abstract
The major advances achieved during African monsoon multidisciplinary analysis in our physical understanding of the West African monsoon (WAM) system are reviewed. Recent research provides an advanced understanding of key WAM features. The Saharan heat low, the interactions of the monsoon flow with the surface and the reversed flow on top of it, all play a more important role than previously assumed, and interact according to the phase of the diurnal cycle of convection. Recent studies also emphasise the significance of upstream conditions in Central and East Africa, as well as strong interactions between midlatitudes and the WAM.
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| Title: | Progress in understanding of weather systems in West Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Atmospheric Science Letters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume: | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1002/asl.335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 7-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | African monsoon; heat low; African easterly jet; convection; atmospheric boundary layer; tropical-extratropical interactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | R EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | R EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Vorhaben Atmosphären- und Klimaforschung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Cloud Physics and Traffic Meteorology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Jana Freund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 17 Dec 2010 16:13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2013 20:58 |
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