Review of Recent Developments and the Future Prospective in West African AtmosphereLand Interaction Studies
Joint Authors
Xue, Yongkang
Taylor, Christopher M.
Boone, Aaron
Source
International Journal of Geophysics
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper reviews West African land/atmosphere interaction studies during the past decade.
Four issues are addressed in this paper: land data development, land/atmosphere interactions at seasonal-interannual scales, mesoscale studies, and the future prospective.
The development of the AMMA Land Surface Model Intercomparison Project has produced a valuable analysis of the land surface state and fluxes which have been applied in a number of large-scale African regional studies.
In seasonal-interannual West African climate studies, the latest evidence from satellite data analyses and modeling studies confirm that the West African region has a climate which is particularly sensitive to land surface processes and there is a strong coupling between land surface processes and regional climate at intraseasonal/seasonal scales.
These studies indicate that proper land surface process representations and land status initialization would substantially improve predictions and enhance the predictability of West African climate.
Mesoscale studies have revealed new understanding of how soil moisture heterogeneity influences the development of convective storms over the course of the diurnal cycle.
Finally, several important issues regarding the future prospective are briefly addressed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xue, Yongkang& Boone, Aaron& Taylor, Christopher M.. 2012. Review of Recent Developments and the Future Prospective in West African AtmosphereLand Interaction Studies. International Journal of Geophysics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495621
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xue, Yongkang…[et al.]. Review of Recent Developments and the Future Prospective in West African AtmosphereLand Interaction Studies. International Journal of Geophysics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495621
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xue, Yongkang& Boone, Aaron& Taylor, Christopher M.. Review of Recent Developments and the Future Prospective in West African AtmosphereLand Interaction Studies. International Journal of Geophysics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495621
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495621