The harmattan over West Africa: Nocturnal structure and frontogenesis

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 139, Issue 674, 2013, Pages 1364-1373

  Burton, R R ^a   Devine, G M ^b   Parker, D J ^a   Chazette, P ^c   Dixon, N ^a   Flamant, C ^d   Haywood, J M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^e MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMMA; Dust uplift; Harmattan; Unified Model

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN MONSOONS; AMMA; DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS; HARMATTAN; MESOSCALE FEATURES; MESOSCALE STRUCTURE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS; UNIFIED MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DUST; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY WAVES; TIDES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BAROCLINIC MODE; DUST; FRONTOGENESIS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; WIND;

NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SAHARA;

EID: 84880701178     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2036     Document Type: Article

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