Spatio-Temporal Variability of Western Central African Convection from Infrared Observations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Description of the Study Area and the Data Used
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Used
3. Identification of Convective Activity
3.1. Determination of the Convection Index
3.2. Evolution of Cloud Coverage
3.3. Mean Spatial Field of Cloud Fraction
4. Diurnal Cycle of Convective Activity
Region | Temperature range (K) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
230–235 | 210–220 | 250–260 | 263–283 | |
1 (Sahel) | 20:30 | –3:30 | +05:00 | +06:00 |
2 (Savanna) | 20:00 | –3:30 | +04:00 | +06:30 |
3 (Niger Valley) | 18:30 | –01:00 | +08:00 | +11:30 |
4 (Highlands) | 18:00 | –02:30 | +08:30 | +12:30 |
5 (Ocean) | 12:30 | –03:00 | +10:30 | +13:30 |
6 (Forest) | 17:30 | –1:30 | +07:30 | +12:00 |
4.1. Spatial Patterns of Diurnal Cycle
4.2. Regional Distributions
5. Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Chicago/Turabian StyleVondou, Derbetini A. 2012. "Spatio-Temporal Variability of Western Central African Convection from Infrared Observations" Atmosphere 3, no. 3: 377-399. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos3030377