Sahel rainfall is dynamically linked to the global Hadley cell and to the regional monsoon
circulation. It is therefore susceptible to forcings from remote oceans and regional land alike …

Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) describe organized groupings of thunderstorms in
the tropics and mid-latitudes that span thousands of square kilometres. While recognized for …

The hydrological cycle is expected to intensify under global warming, with studies reporting
more frequent extreme rain events in many regions of the world,,, and predicting increases …

Representing Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Convection in Large-Scale Models in: Journal
of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 71 Issue 2 (2014) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo Logo …

African societies are dependent on rainfall for agricultural and other water‐dependent
activities, yet rainfall is extremely variable in both space and time and reoccurring water …

One motivation for setting up the CATCH (Couplage de l'Atmosphère Tropicale et du Cycle
Hydrologique) project at the end of the 1990s, was to contribute to documenting the …

Vegetation modifies land-surface properties, mediating the exchange of energy, moisture,
trace gases, and aerosols between the land and the atmosphere. These exchanges …

Using daily (monthly) rainfall data from 167 (254) stations across West Africa with at least
80% data availability for the 31-year period 1980–2010 and the gridded African Rainfall …

Evapotranspiration of soil moisture can affect temperature and humidity in the lower
atmosphere, and thereby the development of convective rain storms. Climate models have …

The Present and Future of the West African Monsoon: A Process-Oriented Assessment of
CMIP5 Simulations along the AMMA Transect in: Journal of Climate Volume 26 Issue 17 (2013) …