Synoptic Modulation of the West African Coastal Atmosphere and Mesoscale Convective Systems
Published in Monthly Weather Review, 2025
Characterizes how synoptic-scale tropical wave activity modulates the West African coastal atmosphere and the organization of mesoscale convective systems, drawing on observations from the NASA CPEX-CV campaign.
Recommended citation: Sakaeda, N., S.-N. Wu, R. Rios-Berrios, E. Martin, K. M. Núñez Ocasio, K. Bedka, M. Hollis, B. Lambrigtsen, Q. A. Lawton, A. Nehrir, M. Rajagopal, M. Schreier, and S. Wong, 2025: Synoptic Modulation of the West African Coastal Atmosphere and Mesoscale Convective Systems. Monthly Weather Review, 153(10), 1939–1957. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-24-0281.1
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