Impact of warm ENSO events on atmospheric circulation and convection over the tropical Atlantic and West Africa
Empirical studies have shown that warm El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) episodes are associated during northern summer with, first, a southward location of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) over the tropical Atlantic, and, second, a weakened convection over West Africa where the ITCZ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
1997-04-01
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Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/15/471/1997/angeo-15-471-1997.pdf |