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Coherent pattern of african dust and precipitation using SVD analysis
Xiaoyu Liu, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL
In my talk, I mainly focus on the study of coherent pattern of variability of African dust and precipitation in the domain of Tropical Atlantic and Africa. I use SVD (singular value decomposition) method to analysis the annual cycle and interannual variability of the two fields. I try to find a relationship between them and give it a scientific explanation. Besides that, I will also include the water vapor and SST fields to my studies to integrate all these element into a tropical Atlantic climate system. My final goal is to identify the role that aerosol plays in the climate system whether it is only an external noise or an important component.
Joint Poster Session 3, Predictability of the Climate System -POSTERS (JOINT WITH MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE, FLUID DYNAMICS AND CLIMATE VARIATIONS)
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 4:30 PM-6:00 PM, Riverside
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