Poster Session African Climate Change and Variability

Monday, 13 January 2020: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Chairs:
Kerry Cook, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX and Edward K. Vizy, 1 University Station; C1160, 1 University Station; C1160, Austin, TX
Papers:
Anthropogenic Influences on the African Easterly Jet-African Easterly Wave System
Emily Bercos-Hickey, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and C. M. Patricola

Evolution of the Vertical Structure of the Saharan Air Layer during the Land-Ocean Transition Using MERRA-2 Global Analysesand 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

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

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

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

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

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

Increasing Manmade 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

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

Abstract Submissions Closed