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Conceptual 3-dimensional view of the major synoptic features of the atmosphere over Sahelian Africa during their rainy season. Shown are the inter-tropical front, warm Saharan air, southwesterly monsoon, African easterly jet, tropical easterly jet, subtropical jet, dry air intrusion from extratropical subsiding air, and deep convection at an easterly wave trough.
Inset maps show the mean wind vectors at 150 hPa (TEJ, 250 hPa (STJ), and 700 hPa (AEJ).
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3d_cm_africa.jpg
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Montage of types of weather products over West Africa (EUMESAT satellite image, hard-drawn 1500 m wind chart, and ECMWF 200-hPa wind field analysis)
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3products.jpg
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ECMWF 200-hPa Divergence Chart over West Africa at 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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div200_vis08_nafrica_12utc_31aug09.jpg
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ECMWF 200-hPa Wind Field Over West Africa, 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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fl200wind_090831_12.jpg
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Flash interaction in which users use drawing tools to mark features on the ECMWF 200-hPa Wind Field Over West Africa, 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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fl200wind_090831_12.jpg
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ECMWF 200-hPa Wind Field Over West Africa, 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009 showing an upper-level trough, divergence, a subtropical jet, and a tropical easterly jet
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fl200wind_090831_12_fb1.jpg
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Flash interaction in which users use drawing tools to mark features on an MSG IR 10.8 µm image over West Africa for 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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flc9_090831_12.jpg
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ECMWF 700-hPa Relative Humidity Field Over West Africa at 12 UTC 30 Aug 2009
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flhu700_090830_12.jpg
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ECMWF 700-hPa Relative Humidity Field Over West Africa at 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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flhu700_090831_12.jpg
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ECMWF 850-hPa Relative Humidity Field Over West Africa at 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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Animation of MSG 10.8 micrometer images over West Africa from 12 UTC 30 August to 12 UTC 31 August 2009
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flovlc9_09083031_12ani_0001.htm
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Hand-drawn MSLP synoptic observation chart for 12 UTC 31 August 2009 over West Africa
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flsfc_090831_12.jpg
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ASECNA MET Centres, Niamey
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Hand-drawn 1500m Wind Chart Over West Africa for 12 UTC 31 August 2009
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flwind15_090831_12.jpg
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ASECNA MET Centres, Niamey
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ECMWF 850-hPa wind field analysis for West Africa at 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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flwind850_090831_12.jpg
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ECMWF 700-hPa Wind Field over West Africa at 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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flwindnp700_090831_12.jpg
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Flash interaction in which users use drawing tools to mark features on the ECMWF 700-hPa Wind Field over West Africa at 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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flwindnp700_090831_12.jpg
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Hand-drawn 700-hPa wind chart for 12 UTC Aug 31 2009 over West Africa
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flwindob700_090831_12.jpg
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ASECNA MET Centres, Niamey
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Conceptual diagram showing cross section and plan view of entrance region dynamics of a jet streak.
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jet_upperlevelentrance.jpg
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Courtesy of Moore 2004
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Summary of features found in the synoptic and model charts at different levels of the atmosphere for the case
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levels_features.jpg
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Summary of features found in different satellite images
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levels_satellites.jpg
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Google map of Burkina Faso
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map_burkina_faso.jpg
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Map of West Africa
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map_west_africa.jpg
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MSG Microphysics RGB over north and west Africa 04 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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microphysics_4utc31aug2009_n_africa.jpg
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Table showing meteorological parameters related to convective activity that can be checked in various model field forecasts and analyses
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model_parameter_table.jpg
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MSG IR 10.8 µm Over West Africa at 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009 with the features labelled on the image
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msg_108_12utc_31aug09_compare_model.jpg
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© 2009 EUMETSAT
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MSG IR 10.8 µm Showing Convection over Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 06 UTC 01 Sep 2009
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msg_108_ouaga_1sep2009.jpg
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MSG High-Resolution Visible Image for 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009 over West Africa
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msg_hrv_31aug2009_12utc.jpg
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Flash interaction in which users use drawing tools to mark features on the MSG High-Resolution Visible Image for 1430 UTC 31 Aug 2009 over West Africa
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msg_hrv_31aug2009_1430utc.jpg
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Flash interaction in which users mark features on an MSG HRV close-up image of a mesoscale convective system over West Africa at 1430 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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msg_hrv_31aug2009_1430utc_zoom.jpg
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MSG High-Resolution Visible Image for 1430 UTC 31 Aug 2009 over West Africa
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msg_hrv_31aug2009_1430utc_zoom.jpg
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MSG Severe Storm RGB over north and west Africa 12 UTC 31 Aug 2009
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msg_severe_storm_12utc31aug2009.jpg
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© 2009 EUMETSAT
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Animation of MSG Microphysics RGB images over West Africa from 1900 UTC 30 Aug to 0400 UTC 31 August 2009
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night_micro_rgb_0001.htm
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Photograph of flooding in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 1 Sep 2009
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ouga_flood1.jpg
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Abdoulaye Ouerdraogo / NCU
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Photograph of flooding in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 1 Sep 2009
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ouga_flood2.jpg
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Abdoulaye Ouerdraogo / NCU
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Photograph of flooding in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 1 Sep 2009
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ouga_flood3.jpg
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Abdoulaye Ouerdraogo / NCU
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Photograph of flooding in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 1 Sep 2009
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ouga_flood4.jpg
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Abdoulaye Ouerdraogo / NCU
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Photograph of flooding in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 1 Sep 2009
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ouga_flood5.jpg
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Abdoulaye Ouerdraogo / NCU
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Photograph of flooding in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 1 Sep 2009
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ouga_flood6.jpg
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Abdoulaye Ouerdraogo / NCU
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Animation of MSG Severe Storm RGB images over West Africa from 0615 UTC to 1200 UTC 31 August 2009
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severestorm_1430utc_31aug_0001.htm
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Table showing meteorological parameters related to convective activity that can be checked on synoptic observational charts
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syn_obs_table.jpg
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Two MSG water vapor 6.2 micrometer channel images overlaid with a multisensor precipitation estimate for 31 Aug 2009 at 00 and 03 UTC over West Africa
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wv62_mpe_00and03_31aug.jpg
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Animation of MSG water vapor 6.2 micrometer channel imagery overlaid with a multisensor precipitation estimate product from 12 UTC 30 August to 12 UTC 31 August
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wv62_mpe_00and03_31aug_ani_0001.htm
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