Intraseasonal variability of the West African monsoon

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-66

  Janicot, S ^a   Caniaux, G ^b   Chauvin, F ^b   De Coetlogon G ^c   Fontaine, B ^d   Hall, N ^e   Kiladis, G ^f   Lafore, J P ^b   Lavaysse, C ^g   Lavender, S L ^h   Leroux, S ^f   Marteau, R ^d   Mounier, F ⁱ   Philippon, N ^d   Roehrig, R ^b   Sultan, B ^a   Taylor, C M ^j  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^e LEGOS   (France)

^f EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ EQECAT   (France)

^j CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Crop yield; Intraseasonal variability; Monsoon onset; Predictability; West African monsoon

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MONSOON; PERIODICITY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 79952027741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.280     Document Type: Article

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