Open AccessConvective Activity over Africa and the Tropical Atlantic Inferred from 20 Years of Geostationary Meteosat Infrared Observations
Author(s) -
Ralf Bennartz,
Marc Schroeder
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of climate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.315
H-Index - 287
eISSN - 1520-0442
pISSN - 0894-8755
DOI - 10.1175/2011jcli3984.1
Subject(s) - climatology , geostationary orbit , convection , intertropical convergence zone , tropical atlantic , african easterly jet , teleconnection , environmental science , geology , atmospheric infrared sounder , precipitation , satellite , tropical cyclone , tropical wave , meteorology , sea surface temperature , troposphere , geography , physics , astronomy , el niño southern oscillation