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Research article
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Research article |
| 01 Mar 2018
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An overview of the diurnal cycle of the atmospheric boundary layer during the West African monsoon season: results from the 2016 observational campaign
Norbert Kalthoff
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Fabienne Lohou
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
Barbara Brooks
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Gbenga Jegede
Department of Physics & Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Bianca Adler
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Karmen Babić
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Cheikh Dione
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
Adewale Ajao
Department of Physics & Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Leonard K. Amekudzi
Department of Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Jeffrey N. A. Aryee
Department of Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Muritala Ayoola
Department of Physics & Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Geoffrey Bessardon
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Sylvester K. Danuor
Department of Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Jan Handwerker
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Martin Kohler
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Marie Lothon
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
Xabier Pedruzo-Bagazgoitia
Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Victoria Smith
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Lukman Sunmonu
Department of Physics & Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Andreas Wieser
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Andreas H. Fink
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Peter Knippertz
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Short summary
Extended low-level stratus clouds (LLC) form frequently in southern West Africa during the night-time and persist long into the next day. They affect the radiation budget, atmospheric boundary-layer (BL) evolution and regional climate. The relevant processes governing their formation and dissolution are not fully understood. Thus, a field campaign was conducted in summer 2016, which provided a comprehensive data set for process studies, specifically of interactions between LLC and BL conditions.
Extended low-level stratus clouds (LLC) form frequently in southern West Africa during the...
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