Anatomy of an observed African easterly wave in July 2006

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 137, Issue 657, 2011, Pages 923-933

  Bain, C L ^a   Parker, D J ^b   Dixon, N ^b   Fink, A H ^c   Taylor, C M ^d   Brooks, B ^b   Milton, S F ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFLAM; African Easterly Wave; African monsoon; AMMA; Inverted V trough

Indexed keywords

AFLAM; AFRICAN EASTERLY WAVE; AFRICAN MONSOON; AMMA; INVERTED-V TROUGH;

SOIL MOISTURE; VORTICITY; WIND;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; EASTERLY WAVE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MONSOON; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; VORTICITY; WIND VELOCITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 79957890820     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.812     Document Type: Article

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