“Late-stage” deforestation enhances storm trends in coastal West Africa

CM Taylor, C Klein, DJ Parker… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Deforestation affects local and regional hydroclimate through changes in heating and
moistening of the atmosphere. In the tropics, deforestation leads to warming, but its impact …

Summertime secondary convection and interaction with sea‐breeze circulations

R Fonseca, D Francis, N Nelli… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Summertime convection in the arid United Arab Emirates (UAE) is mostly confined to the
eastern and northeastern sides of the country, known as primary convection. Convection can …

The aeroecology of atmospheric convergence zones: the case of pallid swifts

L Kearsley, N Ranc, CM Meier, CM Pacheco… - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Trans‐Saharan migratory bird species encounter large scale seasonal atmospheric
convergence zones, where opposing monsoon and continental air masses meet. These …

Opposite trends of sea-breeze speeds and gusts in Eastern Spain, 1961–2019

S Bedoya-Valestt, C Azorin-Molina, L Gimeno… - Climate Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Most studies on wind variability have deepened into the stilling vs. reversal phenomena at
global to regional scales, while the long-term changes in local-scale winds such as sea …

Sea-land breezes in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area coastal zone from 2013 to 2022

J Xie, J Sun, Y Li, PW Chan, L Li, C Huang, L Tang… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sea-land breezes (SLBs 1) are mesoscale circulation phenomena that significantly
affect weather and air quality in coastal regions. The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau …

High Resolution WRF Simulations for the Tel‐Aviv Metropolitan Area Reveal the Urban Fingerprint in the Sea‐Breeze Hodograph

D Avisar, R Pelta, A Chudnovsky… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We implement and verify for the first time four Weather Research and Forecasting model
urban configurations, focused on the coastal metropolitan area of Tel‐Aviv (MTA) using …

Tropical air chemistry in Lagos, Nigeria

A Odu-Onikosi, P Herckes, M Fraser, P Hopke, J Ondov… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Nigerian city of Lagos experiences severe air pollution as a result of emissions and
subsequent atmospheric photochemistry and aerosol chemistry. A year-long study, between …

Numerical simulation of land and sea-breeze (LSB) circulation along the Guinean Coast of West Africa

A Coulibaly, BJ Omotosho, MB Sylla, Y Diallo… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2021 - Springer
This study uses both observed and simulated data to investigate the diurnal evolution of
land and sea-breeze (LSB) circulation across the Guinean Coast of West Africa. Numerical …

Variability of Sea Breezes Over the Cameroonian Coast and Their Interaction With the West African Monsoon

FC Kouogang Tchuenkam, AC Mama… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The sea breeze characteristics of over two coastal areas of Cameroon were studied. The
study used 3-hourly wind (speed and direction), rainfall, and atmospheric pressure data of 4 …

Study of Recent Climate Variability in Guinean Coast: Case Study of Bingerville and La Mé in Côte D'Ivoire

A Bamba, F Yoroba, K Kouadio, A Ainyankou… - OALib Journal, 2024 - hal.science
Understanding and characterising climate change at a small scale is fundamental to face its
impacts on local vulnerabilities and development projects. This study characterises climate …