Phenomenology of Sahelian convection observed in Niamey during the early monsoon
Phenomenology of Sahelian convection observed in Niamey during the early monsoon
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尼亚美季风早期观测到的萨赫勒对流现象
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2014
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S. Sall
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C. Dione;M. Lothon;D. Badiane;B. Campistron;F. Couvreux;Françoise Guichard;S. Sall
This study aims to achieve a better understanding of the initiation of deep convection in the Sahel by using the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (AMMA) dataset. Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) radar, wind profiler, satellite data, surface flux and meteorological stations, we have characterised the atmospheric convection which occurred over Niamey during the onset period of the monsoon. From 6 to 31 July, radar reflectivity fields combined with brightness temperatures were used to classify the type of convection observed each day within a 50 km radius of the MIT radar location. Four types of convection have been identified: fair weather (FW) with a clear sky throughout the entire day, shallow convection (SH), afternoon locally initiated deep convection (LC), and propagating deep convection (PC). Subsequently, the mechanisms responsible for the initiation of local deep convection were investigated.