Climatology of coastal wind regimes in Benin

Using surface and lower-tropospheric wind observations at Cotonou (Benin), a comprehensive ten-year (2006–2015) climatology of coastal wind regimes at the West African Guinea Coast is presented for the first time. Four wind regimes are objectively identified: the monsoon and Harmattan winds, the noc...

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Main Authors: François K. Guedje, Arnaud V.V. Houeto, Etienne B. Houngninou, Andreas H. Fink, Peter Knippertz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2019-03-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2019/0930