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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Main Author: S. Janicot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 1997-04-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/15/471/1997/angeo-15-471-1997.pdf