Climate Dynamics and Climate Variability in the West African Sahel

SHARON NICHOLSON FSU标题：“西非萨赫勒地区的气候动力学和气候变率研究”这是一项三项资助，用于对西非萨赫勒地区的气候过程进行观测和建模研究，该地区以极端干旱而闻名。需要完成的具体任务有：1)利用卫星数据记录萨赫勒地区地表参数和降雨的20年时间序列；2)降雨状态的表征；3)海温-降雨关系的诊断研究。该项目的成功完成将有助于最终了解和预测西非萨赫勒地区的气候。

ATM 95-21761 ABSTRACT SHARON NICHOLSON FSU TITLE: "STUDIES OF CLIMATE DYNAMICS AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE WEST AFRICAN SAHEL" This is a three grant to conduct observational and modeling research on the climate processes over the west African Sahel region which is well known for extreme droughts. Some of the specific tasks to be accomplished are 1) Documentation of 20 year time series of surface parameters and rainfall over Sahel using satellite data, 2) Characterization of rainfall regimes, 3) Diagnostic study of SST- rainfall relationships. The successful completion of this project will help in the eventual understanding and prediction of west African Sahel climate.