West African Monsoon 2012
West African Monsoon 2012
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DOI：
10.1002/wea.2161
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发表时间：
2013-10-01
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影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Cornforth, Rosalind J.
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作者：
Cornforth, Rosalind J.
2012年的西非季风（WAM）与前一年形成了鲜明的对比，这与其作为一个高度可变的气候系统的声誉是一致的。2011年，西非雨季推迟，断断续续，不规则。2012年，虽然许多地区都非常潮湿，但几内亚沿海国家和一些重要的农业地区仍然非常干燥，持续了前一年。因此，2012年发生了过去七年来袭击该地区的第三次重大粮食危机。2012年WAM预测，观测到的气候条件和持续的社会经济影响，该地区的审查。
Living up to its reputation as a highly variable climate system, the West African Monsoon (WAM) 2012 contrasted strikingly with the previous year. In 2011, the West African rainy season was delayed, patchy, and irregular. In 2012, whilst it was anomalously wet in many area, the Guinea coastal countries and some crucial agricultural regions remained very dry, persisting from the previous year. As a result, 2012 generated the third big food crisis to hit the region in the last seven years. The 2012 WAM forecast, observed climate conditions and the ongoing socio-economic implications for the region are reviewed here.