@article{fdi:010059389,
  title = {{A}frican monsoon multidisciplinary analysis - {A}n international research project and field campaign},
  author = {{R}edelsperger, {J}. {L}. and {T}horncroft, {C}. {D}. and {D}iedhiou, {A}rona and {L}ebel, {T}hierry and {P}arker, {D}. {J}. and {P}olcher, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}frican {M}onsoon {M}ultidisciplinary {A}nalysis ({AMMA}) is an international project to improve our knowledge and understanding of the {W}est {A}frican monsoon ({WAM}) and its variability with an emphasis on daily-to-interannual time scales. {AMMA} is motivated by an interest in fundamental scientific issues and by the societal need for improved prediction of the {WAM} and its impacts on {W}est {A}frican nations. {R}ecognizing the societal need to develop strategies that reduce the socioeconomic impacts of the variability of the {WAM}, {AMMA} will facilitate the multidisciplinary research required to provide improved predictions of the {WAM} and its impacts. {T}his will be achieved and coordinated through the following five international working groups: i) {W}est {A}frican monsoon and global climate, ii) water cycle, iii) surface-atmosphere feedbacks, iv) prediction of climate impacts, and v) high-impact weather prediction and predictability. {AMMA} promotes the international coordination of ongoing activities, basic research, and a multiyear field campaign over {W}est {A}frica and the tropical {A}tlantic. {AMMA} is developing close partnerships between those involved in basic research of the {WAM}, operational forecasting, and decision making, and is establishing blended training and education activities for {A}fricans.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}ulletin of the {A}merican {M}eteorological {S}ociety},
  volume = {87},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1739--1746,1654},
  ISSN = {0003-0007},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1175/{BAMS}-87-12-1739},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010059389},
}