Poster Session 2 African Climate Change and Variability

Monday, 13 January 2020: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 33rd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
Chairs:
Kerry Cook, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX and Edward K. Vizy, 1 University Station; C1160, 1 University Station; C1160, Austin, TX

Papers:
107
The Role of Overturning Zonal Circulations in Determining the Seasonality of East African Precipitation
Siyu Zhao, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

108
Anthropogenic Influences on the African Easterly Jet–African Easterly Wave System
Emily Bercos-Hickey, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and C. M. Patricola

109
Evolution of the Vertical Structure of the Saharan Air Layer during the Land–Ocean Transition Using MERRA-2 Global Analyses and Nu-WRF Model Simulations
Jainn J. Shi, NASA GSFC, Morgan State Univ./GESTAR, Greenbelt, MD; and S. Braun, S. D. Nicholls, and K. I. Mohr

110
Verifying Shifts in the Equatorial African Precipitation Cycle Using a New Seasonal Rainfall Model
Molly M. Wieringa, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; and S. T. Amdur IV

111
African Easterly Wave Characteristics: Climate Variability and Trends
Yuan-Ming Cheng, Univ. at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY; and C. D. Thorncroft and G. N. Kiladis

112
Forecasting Seasonal Rainfall Characteristics in Rwanda Using the NextGen Python-Based Climate Predictability Tool
Asher Siebert, IRI, Palisades, NY; and M. Mbati, N. Acharya, A. Gahigi, and Á. Muñoz

Handout (2.0 MB)

113
Historical and Projected Trends in Near-Surface Temperature Indices for 22 Locations in South Africa
Thabo Elias Makgoale, South African Weather Service, Pretoria, South Africa; and A. C. Kruger, H. Rautenbach, S. Mbatha, and S. Ngwenya

114
Climate Change and Population Growth Impacts on Surface Water Supply and Demand of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bisrat Kifle Arsiso, Ethiopian Civile Service Univ., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

115
Increasing Man-Made Air Pollution Reduces Rainfall in Southern West Africa
Gregor Pante, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany; and P. Knippertz, A. H. Fink, and A. Kniffka

116
Influence of Indian Ocean SSTs on the East African Short Rains
Weiran Liu, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and K. H. Cook and E. Vizy

Handout (1.5 MB)

117
Shape of a Water Crisis: Practitioner Perspectives on Drought and Urban Water in South Africa
Coleen Vogel, Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and A. H. Lynch, G. Maree, Z. Bischoff-Mattson, D. Olivier, and D. Terblanche

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