{"product_id":"meteorology-of-tropical-west-africa-9781118391303","title":"Meteorology of Tropical West Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Mean Climate and Seasonal Cycle 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Rainfall and Evaporation Climatologies 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Water Vapour and Clouds 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Radiation, Dust, Sunshine Duration, Vegetation and Soil Water 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Pressure, Temperature, Humidity and Wind at the Surface 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Upper Air Wind, Mass and Humidity Fields 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Summary Schematics of the January and July West African Monsoon System 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Synoptic Systems 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Scientific Background 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Operational Methods and Canonical Synoptic Patterns 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Deep Convection 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Scientific Background 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Operational Methods 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Local Weather 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Scientific Background 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Operational Methods 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Dust 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Scientific Background 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Operational Methods 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Nowcasting 204\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Scientific Background 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Operational Methods for Nowcasting Severe Weather 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Subseasonal Forecasting 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Scientific Background 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Operational Methods 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Seasonal Forecasting 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Scientific Background 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Operational Methods 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Remote Sensing 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Scientific Background 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Operational Methods 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Case Study, Presentations and Other Resources 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Numerical Weather Prediction over Africa 380\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Scientific Background 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Operational Numerical Weather Prediction over Africa 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 West African Synthetic Analysis and Forecast: WASA\/F 423\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 The intertropical discontinuity\/intertropical front, or intertropical boundary in Ghana 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 The Heat Low or Thermal Depression 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 The Subtropical Jet 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Features Associated with Mid]latitudes 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Mid]level Dry Air 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 The Tropical Easterly Jet 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 The African Easterly Jet 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 African Easterly Waves and Cyclonic Vortices 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.10 The African Monsoon Layer and the Monsoon Trough 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.11 Dust or Sand 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.12 Convection 444\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039262736727,"sku":"9781118391303","price":98.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118391303.jpg?v=1750943090","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/meteorology-of-tropical-west-africa-9781118391303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}