THE ITCZ AND THE SEASONAL CYCLE OVER EQUATORIAL AFRICA

被引：0
作者：
Nicholson, Sharon E. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Earth Ocean & Atmospher Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
来源：
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | 2018年 / 99卷 / 02期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; WEST-AFRICA; RAINFALL; REANALYSIS; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CIRCULATION; DYNAMICS; TRMM;
D O I：
10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0287.1
中图分类号：
P4 [大气科学（气象学）];
学科分类号：
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要：
This article challenges the assumption that the seasonal cycle of rainfall in equatorial Africa is controlled by the seasonal excursion of the ITCZ and calls for additional research on the seasonal cycle. © 2018 American Meteorological Society.
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页码：337 / 348
页数：12
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