Session 11B |
| | North African monsoon (Parallel with Sessions 11A and J8) [This session is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Fongang, Laboratoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère] |
| | Organizer: John Fasullo, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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| 3:30 PM | 11B.1 | The West African monsoon onset and intra-seasonal variability
Serge Janicot, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Palaiseau, France; and B. X. Sultan |
| 3:45 PM | 11B.2 | Water cycle and mesoscale convective systems over West Africa
Siméon Fongang, Laboratoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère, Dakar, Senegal; and S. M. Sall, F. K. Panda, J. Citeau, A. Gaye, and D. Badiane |
| 4:00 PM | 11B.3 | Sensitivity of the West African Monsoon to Atlantic SST Anomalies
Edward K Vizy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and K. H. Cook |
| 4:15 PM | 11B.4 | Recent trend in weather forecasting in West Africa using satellite imageries and global models
Sam Gbuyiro, Federal Department of Meteorology, Lagos, Nigeria |
| 4:30 PM | 11B.5 | Assessment the 1999 Sahel summer rains and seasonal forecast verifications
Wassila M. Thiaw, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Washington, DC; and G. Bell and A. G. Barnston |
| 4:45 PM | 11B.6 | Relationship between East African coastal rainfall and Indian Ocean SST
Christina O. Clark, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. J. Webster and J. E. Cole |