Monthly Weather Review · 2002 · 63 citations · 42 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyClimatologyHydrometeorologyPhysical OceanographyAfrican Easterly WavesBaroclinic DynamicsBaroclinic InstabilityBarotropic InstabilityWind StressBaroclinic WavesBarotropic DynamicsBarotropic FlowCharney-stern CriterionHorizontal Wind ShearLinear Baroclinic InstabilityWavelet AnalysisWavelet-based Analysis
Differences in the basic state over West Africa between wet and dry years are well documented. This study investigates whether there are also observable differences in the easterly waves between wet and dry years and if these differences might be attributed to the changes in the basic state.
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The NCEP/NCAR 40-Year Reanalysis Project
Eugenia Kalnay, Masao Kanamitsu, Robert Kistler et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 1996 · 29.1K citations