Synoptic variability of the monsoon flux over West Africa prior to the onset

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 159-173

  Couvreux, F ^a   Guichard, F ^a   Bock, O ^b   Campistron, B ^c   Lafore, J P ^a   Redelsperger, J L ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Heat low; Moisture surge; Pre onset period; West African monsoon

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN EASTERLY WAVES; CASE-STUDIES; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; MAIN PROCESS; MERIDIONAL WINDS; MOISTURE SURGES; MONSOON ONSET; SYNOPTIC VARIABILITY; TIME-SCALES; TURBULENT MIXING; WEST AFRICA; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON;

CLIMATOLOGY;

MOISTURE;

ADVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; EASTERLY WAVE; MOISTURE FLUX; MONSOON; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TURBULENT MIXING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 77949414431     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.473     Document Type: Article

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