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MONSOONS. 200 hPa. 850 hPa. p s (hPa). rainfall (mm day -1 ). U(ms -1 ), T( o C). χ (kg s -1 ). OLR (W per sq. m). 850hPa. Steady, linear shallow water model. 200hPa. 850hPa. 850 hPa. 500hPa. 400hPa. 850hPa. V(p,t) at Dakar. Easterly waves. Thorncroft et al., QJRMS , 1994.
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U(ms-1), T(oC) χ(kg s-1)
850hPa Steady, linear shallow water model
200hPa 850hPa
500hPa 400hPa 850hPa
V(p,t) at Dakar Easterly waves Thorncroft et al., QJRMS, 1994 t (days)
Easterly wave climatologies Track density distributions for EWs: (a) ERA15 + operational analyses, (b) NCEP–NCAR, (c) NCEP–DOE, (d) GEOS-1, and (e) AMIP–NCEP. Track density units are number density per month per unit area as defined in the text. (Hodges et al., JAS,, 2003)
V(p,t) at Dakar Easterly waves Thorncroft et al., QJRMS, 1994 t (days)