Abstract: Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of rainfall extremes. Understanding future changes in rainfall is necessary for adaptation planning. Eastern Africa is vulnerable to rainfall extremes ...

Abstract: The West African monsoon has a clear diurnal cycle in boundary layer properties, synoptic flow, and moist convection. A nocturnal low-level jet (LLJ) brings cool, moist air into the continent and we hypothesize that it may ...