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Articles | Volume 23, issue 24
Articles | Volume 23, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15507-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15507-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 24
Research article
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19 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 19 Dec 2023

Impact of the Guinea coast upwelling on atmospheric dynamics, precipitation and pollutant transport over southern West Africa

Gaëlle de Coëtlogon, Adrien Deroubaix, Cyrille Flamant, Laurent Menut, and Marco Gaetani

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Using a numerical atmospheric model, we found that cooling sea surface temperatures along the southern coast of West Africa in July cause the “little dry season”. This effect reduces humidity and pollutant transport inland, potentially enhancing West Africa's synoptic and seasonal forecasting.
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