@article{fdi:010049536,
  title = {{I}nterannual variability of {A}tlantic hurricane activity and some features of {W}est {A}frican climate},
  author = {{C}amara, {M}. and {D}iedhiou, {A}rona and {G}aye, {A}. {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he aim of this study is to describe over the {A}tlantic {O}cean and {W}est {A}frica, the large scale differences between an inactive hurricane period (1991 - 1994) and an active hurricane period (1998 - 2001), before and during the peak of the cyclone season ({M}ay - {J}une - {J}uly; {MJJ} and {A}ugust- {S}eptember - {O}ctober; {ASO}). {O}ver {W}est {A}frica, the monsoon flow at low level extends more northward during the active period. {T}his period is also characterized by the northward shift and the westward extension over the {A}tlantic {O}cean of the {A}frican {E}asterly {J}et ({AEJ}) and by the existence of a strong {T}ropical {E}asterly {J}et ({TEJ}). {M}oreover, intense low-level cyclonic vortices propagate in an unstable and weak sheared environment. {T}hese favorable conditions were generally present over {A}frica and over the {N}orth {A}tlantic {O}cean during {MJJ}. {T}he relationships between {A}tlantic cyclonic activity and the {W}est {A}frican climate are strong during active cyclone years. {A}frican {E}asterly {W}aves ({AEW}s) are more intense and more frequent during the active period, both in their {S}ahelian and {G}ulf of {G}uinea tracks, while over the ocean, their activity and number decrease. {D}uring {MJJ}, the {AEW}s are more active over {W}est {A}frica during active than inactive years.},
  keywords = {{A}frican easterly waves ; tropical cyclones ; {A}frican monsoon},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of the {P}hysical {S}ciences},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {806--817},
  ISSN = {1992-1950},
  year = {2009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049536},
}