Interannual and decadal SST-forced responses of the West African monsoon Rodriguez-Fonseca B. auteur aut IRD Janicot Serge auteur aut IRD Mohino E. auteur aut IRD Losada T. auteur aut IRD Bader J. auteur aut IRD Caminade C. auteur aut IRD Chauvin F. auteur aut IRD Fontaine B. auteur aut IRD Garcia-Serrano J. auteur aut IRD Gervois S. auteur aut IRD Joly M. auteur aut IRD Polo I. auteur aut IRD Ruti P. auteur aut IRD Roucou P. auteur aut IRD Voldoire A. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access We 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. specialized African Monsoon decadal variability interannual variability Sahelian rainfall SST forced response 032 062 Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) : an integrated project for understanding of the West African climate system and its human dimension Atmospheric Science Letters 12 1 67-74 2011 1530-261X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053191 10.1002/asl.308 1530-261X [F B010053191] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053191 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2011/03/010053191.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2011-04-07 2017-08-23 fdi:010053191 fre