Session 10D African Weather and Climate II

Wednesday, 18 April 2012: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Masters E (Sawgrass Marriott)
Sponsor: 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

**Indicates paper is being considered for the Max Eaton Student Prize**

Chair:
Kerry H. Cook, The University of Texas, Geological Sciences, Austin, TX
Papers:
  1:30 PM
10D.1
Variations of the Mid-tropospheric Dry Air Layer and its Impacts on Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Atlantic Basin
Isaac E. Hankes, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and Z. Wang

  1:45 PM
10D.2
Examining the potential impact of the Saharan Air Layer on Atlantic tropical cyclone development with satellite data and ensemble WRF-Chem simulations
Henian Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and I. N. Sokolik, J. A. Curry, and Y. Deng

  2:00 PM
10D.3
Climate variability and change in East Africa
Arlene Laing, Science Education and Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Dudhia, F. Witmer, and A. Gettelman

  2:15 PM
10D.4
East African Climate Prediction: Shorter Long Rains and Longer Short Rains
Kerry H. Cook, The University of Texas, Austin, TX; and E. K. Vizy

Recorded Presentation

  2:30 PM
10D.5
A two-dimensional idealized modeling of the West African Monsoon annual cycle
Philippe Peyrillé, Météo-France, Toulouse, France; and J. P. Lafore

Recorded Presentation

  2:45 PM
10D.6
Real-time monitoring and forecast of synoptic-to-intraseasonal variability of the 2011 West African Monsoon
Romain Roehrig, Météo France, Toulouse, France; and F. Couvreux, E. Poan, J. P. Lafore, O. Ndiaye, A. Diongue, F. Favot, L. Fleury, and J. L. boichard

Recorded Presentation

  3:00 PM
10D.7
Multi-Decadal Variability of West African Rainfall in CMIP5 Simulations
Elinor Martin, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY; and C. Thorncroft

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (3.7 MB)

  3:15 PM
10D.8
Ultra‐low clouds over the southern West African monsoon region: causes and challenges in representation in models and satellite data
Jon M. Schrage, Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE; and A. H. Fink, R. Schuster, and P. Knippertz

Recorded Presentation

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