An analysis of the diurnal cycle of precipitation over Dakar using local rain-gauge data and a general circulation model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 669, 2012, Pages 2182-2195

  Sane, Y ^a   Bonazzola, M ^a   Rio, C ^a   Chambon, P ^a   Fiolleau, T ^a   Musat, I ^a   Hourdin, F ^a   Roca, R ^a   Grandpeix, J Y ^a   Diedhiou, A ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

AMMA campaign; Mesoscale convective system; Tropical precipitation; West African monsoon

Indexed keywords

AMMA CAMPAIGN; BOUNDARY LAYER TURBULENCE; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD SYSTEMS; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE RAIN; DEEP CONVECTION; DIURNAL CYCLE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; PARAMETRIZATIONS; RAIN GAUGES; RAIN RATES; SENEGAL; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SQUALL LINES; TROPICAL PRECIPITATION; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; NATURAL CONVECTION; RAIN GAGES; STORMS;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD COVER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DIURNAL VARIATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MONSOON; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

DAKAR [SENEGAL]; SENEGAL;

EID: 84871627812     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1932     Document Type: Article

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