Session 4A |
| | Seasonal to Interannual Prediction and Predictability IV (Parallel with Sessions 4B, 4C, & 4D) |
| | Organizer: John L. McBride, BMRC, Melbourne, Vic Australia
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| 9:00 AM | 4A.1 | Decadal Variations of Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Central North Pacific
Pao-Shin Chu, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI |
| 9:15 AM | 4A.2 | Recurvature and landfall of Atlantic hurricanes and their relationship to the North Atlantic Oscillation 
Brian F. Owens, Willis Limited, London, FL, United Kingdom |
| 9:30 AM | 4A.3 | How strong El Nino affect tropical storm activity in the western North Pacific
Bin Wang, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and J. C. L. Chan |
| 9:45 AM | 4A.4 | West African monsoon and SST variability. A numerical study of the respective roles of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Sylwia Trzaska, CNRS/Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France; and B. Fontaine and S. Janicot |
| 10:00 AM | 4A.5 | Relationships between deep soil wetness, monsoon dynamics and rainfall, and their potential use for improving seasonal forecasting in West Africa
Nathalie Philippon, CNRS/Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France; and B. Fontaine and V. Moron |
| 10:15 AM | 4A.6 | Why does Climate conflict with Development over the Tropical regions of Eastern Africa? A case study for Ethiopia
Diriba Korecha, National Meteorological Services Agency of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |