Interannual and decadal SST-forced responses of the West African monsoonMonsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) : an integrated project for understanding of the West African climate system and its human dimensionRodriguez-Fonseca, B.Janicot, SergeMohino, E.Losada, T.Bader, J.Caminade, C.Chauvin, F.Fontaine, B.Garcia-Serrano, J.Gervois, S.Joly, M.Polo, I.Ruti, P.Roucou, P.Voldoire, A.African Monsoondecadal variabilityinterannual variabilitySahelianrainfallSST forced responseWe review the studies carried out during the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA)-EU on the changes of interannual sea surface temperature (SST)-West African monsoon (WAM) covariability at multidecadal timescales, together with the influence of global warming (GW). The results obtained in the AMMA-EU suggest the importance of the background state, modulated by natural and anthropogenic variability, in the appearance of different interannual modes. The lack of reliability of current coupled models in giving a realistic assessment for WAM in the future is also stated.2011texthttp://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053191oai:ird.fr:fdi:010053191Rodriguez-Fonseca B., Janicot Serge, Mohino E., Losada T., Bader J., Caminade C., Chauvin F., Fontaine B., Garcia-Serrano J., Gervois S., Joly M., Polo I., Ruti P., Roucou P., Voldoire A. Interannual and decadal SST-forced responses of the West African monsoon. In : Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) : an integrated project for understanding of the West African climate system and its human dimension. Atmospheric Science Letters, 2011, 12 (1), p. 67-74.