Simulations of the observed 'jump' in the West African monsoon and its underlying dynamics using the MIT regional climate model

The observed seasonal migration of rainfall associated with the West African monsoon (WAM) is characterized by two regimes of relatively intense rainfall: an early, intense peak over the Guinean Coast during late May to early July; and a late, less-intense peak over the Sahel during mid-July to mid-...

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Main Authors: Im, Eun Soon (Contributor), Eltahir, Elfatih A. B. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Parsons Laboratory for Environmental Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley Blackwell, 2018-08-06T15:45:26Z.
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