Session 5D African Climate and Weather I

Tuesday, 11 May 2010: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM
Tucson Salon A-C (JW MArriott Starr Pass Resort)
Host: 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
Chair:
Kerry H. Cook, The University of Texas at Austin, Geological Sciences, Austin, TX

Papers:
8:00 AM
5D.1
Analysis of easterly waves in the YOTC period
Chris D. Thorncroft, SUNY, Albany, NY; and M. A. Janiga
Recorded Presentation

8:15 AM
5D.2
Simulations of the propagation and diurnal cycle of organized convection in Africa
A. G. Laing, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis and S. B. Trier
Recorded Presentation

5D.3
The interannual variability of pre-storm environments of intense convective systems in West Africa: Application to future climate scenarios

8:45 AM
5D.4
Regional analysis of West African monsoonal convective systems
Nick Guy, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and S. A. Rutledge and B. Dolan
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
5D.3a
The Role of Guinea Highlands Convection on Tropical Cyclogenesis
Michael J. Ventrice, SUNY, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (628.4 kB)

9:15 AM
5D.5
Role of cross-equatorial SST gradients and orography in African easterly wave genesis
Sara C. Vieira, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and P. J. Webster

9:30 AM
5D.6
Easterly wave structural evolution over West Africa and the East Atlantic
Matthew A. Janiga, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (2.3 MB)

9:45 AM
5D.7
Controls on the interannual variability of rainfall over western equatorial Africa
Amin K. Dezfuli, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Recorded Presentation

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