Mid-century effects of climate change on African monsoon dynamics using the A1B emission scenario

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 881-896

  Monerie, Paul Arthur ^a   Roucou, Pascal ^a   Fontaine, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Precipitation; West African monsoon

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN EASTERLY JET; AFRICAN MONSOONS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; EMISSION SCENARIO; FUTURE CLIMATE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MULTI-MODEL; ROBUST SIGNALS; WEST AFRICA; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; EMISSION; HADLEY CELL; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84874760750     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3476     Document Type: Article

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