@article{fdi:010053180,
  title = {{N}ew perspectives on land-atmosphere feedbacks from the {A}frican {M}onsoon {M}ultidisciplinary {A}nalysis},
  author = {{T}aylor, {C}.{M}. and {P}arker, {D}.{J}. and {K}althoff, {N}. and {G}aertner, {M}. {A}. and {P}hilippon, {N}. and {B}astin, {S}. and {H}arris, {P}. {P}. and {B}oone, {A}. and {G}uichard, {F}. and {A}gusti-{P}anareda, {A}. and {B}aldi, {M}. and {C}erlini, {P}. and {D}escroix, {L}uc and {D}ouville, {H}. and {F}lamant, {C}. and {G}randpeix, {J}.{Y}. and {P}olcher, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}esearch into land-atmosphere coupling within the {A}frican {M}onsoon {M}ultidisciplinary {A}nalysis has highlighted the atmospheric impact of soil moisture on space scales of 5 km upwards and time scales of several days. {O}bservational and modelling studies have shown how antecedent rainfall patterns affect new storms in the {S}ahel. {T}he land feedback operates through various mechanisms, including a direct link to afternoon storm initiation from surface-induced mesoscale circulations, and indirectly via a large-scale moisture transport in the nocturnal monsoon. {T}he results suggest potential for significant improvements in weather forecasting through assimilation of satellite data. {I}ntriguing questions remain about the importance of vegetation memory on seasonal-interannual scales.},
  keywords = {soil moisture ; convection ; planetary boundary layer},
  booktitle = {{M}onsoon {M}ultidisciplinary {A}nalysis ({AMMA}) : an integrated project for understanding of the {W}est {A}frican climate system and its human dimension},
  journal = {{A}tmospheric {S}cience {L}etters},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {38--44},
  ISSN = {1530-261{X}},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1002/asl.336},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053180},
}