Bayo Omotosho, J., 1985: The separate contributions of line squalls, thunderstorms and the monsoon to the total rainfall in Nigeria. J. Climatol., 5, 543–552, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3370050507.
Bechtold, P., E. Bazile, F. Guichard, P. Mascart, and E. Richard, 2001: A mass-flux convection scheme for regional and global models. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 127, 869–886, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49712757309.
Beucher, F., J.-P. Lafore, F. Karbou, and R. Roca, 2014: High-resolution prediction of a major convective period over West Africa. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 140, 1409–1425, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.2225.
Chaboureau, J.-P., and P. Bechtold, 2005: Statistical representation of clouds in a regional model and the impact on the diurnal cycle of convection during Tropical Convection, Cirrus and Nitrogen Oxides (TROCCINOX). J. Geophys. Res., 110, D17103, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JD005645.
Chaboureau, J.-P., P. Tulet, and C. Mari, 2007: Diurnal cycle of dust and cirrus over West Africa as seen from Meteosat Second Generation satellite and a regional forecast model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02822, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027771.
Chaboureau, J.-P., and Coauthors, 2008: A midlatitude precipitating cloud database validated with satellite observations. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, 1337–1353, https://doi.org/10.1175/2007JAMC1731.1.
Chaboureau, J.-P., and Coauthors, 2016: Fennec dust forecast intercomparison over the Sahara in June 2011. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 6977–6995, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6977-2016.
Crumeyrolle, S., and Coauthors, 2011: Transport of dust particles from the Bodélé region to the monsoon layer—AMMA case study of the 9–14 June 2006 period. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 479–494, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-479-2011.
Cuxart, J., P. Bougeault, and J.-L. Redelsperger, 2000: A turbulence scheme allowing for mesoscale and large-eddy simulations. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 126, 1–30, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49712656202.
Fink, A. H., and A. Reiner, 2003: Spatiotemporal variability of the relation between African Easterly Waves and West African Squall Lines in 1998 and 1999. J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4332, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD002816.
Fink, A. H., D. G. Vincent, and V. Ermert, 2006: Rainfall types in the West African Sudanian Zone during the summer monsoon 2002. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 2143–2164, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR3182.1.
Flamant, C., C. Lavaysse, M. Todd, J.-P. Chaboureau, and J. Pelon, 2009: Multi-platform observations of a representative springtime case of Bodélé and Sudan dust emission, transport and scavenging over West Africa. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 135, 413–430, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.376.
Fouquart, Y., and B. Bonnel, 1986: Computations of solar heating of the Earth’s atmosphere: A new parametrization. Beitr. Phys. Atmos., 53, 35–62.
Futyan, J. M., and A. D. Del Genio, 2007: Deep convective system evolution over Africa and the tropical Atlantic. J. Climate, 20, 5041–5060, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI4297.1.
Goyens, C., D. Lauwaet, M. Schröder, M. Demuzere, and N. P. M. Van Lipzig, 2012: Tracking mesoscale convective systems in the Sahel: Relation between cloud parameters and precipitation. Int. J. Climatol., 32, 1921–1934, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.2407.
Grini, A., P. Tulet, and L. Gomes, 2006: Dusty weather forecasts using the Méso-NH mesoscale atmospheric model. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D19205, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JD007007.
Guichard, F., and Coauthors, 2004: Modelling the diurnal cycle of deep precipitating convection over land with cloud-resolving models and single-column models. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 130, 3139–3172, https://doi.org/10.1256/qj.03.145.
Hanley, K. E., R. S. Plant, T. H. M. Stein, R. J. Hogan, J. C. Nicol, H. W. Lean, C. Halliwell, and P. A. Clark, 2015: Mixing-length controls on high-resolution simulations of convective storms. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 141, 272–284, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.2356.
Huffman, G. J., and Coauthors, 2007: The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-global, multiyear, combined-sensor precipitation estimates at fine scales. J. Hydrometeor., 8, 38–55, https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM560.1.
Janiga, M. A., and C. D. Thorncroft, 2014: Convection over tropical Africa and the east Atlantic during the West African Monsoon: Regional and diurnal variability. J. Climate, 27, 4159–4188, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00449.1.
Janowiak, J. E., R. J. Joyce, and Y. Yarosh, 2001: A real-time global half-hourly pixel resolution infrared dataset and its applications. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 205–217, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(2001)082<0205:ARTGHH>2.3.CO;2.
Lafore, J. P., and Coauthors, 1998: The Méso-NH Atmospheric Simulation System. Part I: Adiabatic formulation and control simulations. Ann. Geophys., 16, 90–109, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-997-0090-6.
Laing, A. G., R. Carbone, V. Levizzani, and J. Tuttle, 2008: The propagation and diurnal cycles of deep convection in northern tropical Africa. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 134, 93–109, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.194.
Lemaître, C., C. Flamant, J. Cuesta, J.-C. Raut, P. Chazette, P. Formenti, and J. Pelon, 2010: Radiative heating rates profiles associated with a springtime case of Bodélé and Sudan dust transport over West Africa. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 8131–8150, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-8131-2010.
Machado, L. A. T., and J.-P. Chaboureau, 2015: Effect of turbulence parameterization on assessment of cloud organization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 3246–3262, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00393.1.
Machado, L. A. T., W. B. Rossow, R. L. Guedes, and A. W. Walker, 1998: Life cycle variations of mesoscale convective systems over the Americas. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1630–1654, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<1630:LCVOMC>2.0.CO;2.
Masson, V., and Coauthors, 2013: The SURFEXv7.2 land and ocean surface platform for coupled or offline simulation of earth surface variables and fluxes. Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 929–960, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-929-2013.
Mathon, V., H. Laurent, and T. Lebel, 2002: Mesoscale convective system rainfall in the Sahel. J. Appl. Meteor., 41, 1081–1092, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<1081:MCSRIT>2.0.CO;2.
Mlawer, E. J., S. J. Taubman, P. D. Brown, M. J. Iacono, and S. A. Clough, 1997: Radiative transfer for inhomogeneous atmospheres: RRTM, a validated correlated-k model for the longwave. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 16 663–16 682, https://doi.org/10.1029/97JD00237.
Pantillon, F., P. Mascart, J.-P. Chaboureau, C. Lac, J. Escobar, and J. Duron, 2011: Seamless MESO-NH modeling over very large grids. C. R. Mec., 339, 136–140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crme.2010.12.002.
Pergaud, J., V. Masson, S. Malardel, and F. Couvreux, 2009: A parameterization of dry thermals and shallow cumuli for mesoscale numerical weather prediction. Bound.-Layer Meteor., 132, 83–106, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-009-9388-0.
Pinty, J.-P., and P. Jabouille, 1998: A mixed-phase cloud parameterization for use in a mesoscale non-hydrostatic model: Simulations of a squall line and of orographic precipitation. Conf. on Cloud Physics, Everett, WA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 217–220.
Saunders, R., M. Matricardi, P. Brunel, S. English, P. Bauer, U. O’Keeffe, P. Francis, and P. Rayer, 2005: RTTOV-8 science and validation report. Tech. Rep., NWP SAF Rep., 41 pp.
Segele, Z. T., and P. J. Lamb, 2005: Characterization and variability of Kiremt rainy season over Ethiopia. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 89, 153–180, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-005-0127-x.
Skamarock, W. C., 2004: Evaluating mesoscale NWP models using kinetic energy spectra. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 3019–3032, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR2830.1.
Söhne, N., J.-P. Chaboureau, and F. Guichard, 2008: Verification of cloud cover forecast with satellite observation over West Africa. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 4421–4434, https://doi.org/10.1175/2008MWR2432.1.
Tian, B., B. J. Soden, and X. Wu,2004: Diurnal cycle of convection, clouds, and water vapor in the tropical upper troposphere: Satellites versus a general circulation model. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D10101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JD004117.
Tompkins, A. M., C. Cardinali, J.-J. Morcrette, and M. Rodwell, 2005: Influence of aerosol climatology on forecasts of the African Easterly Jet. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L10801, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL022189.
WMO, 2014: WMO guide to meteorological instruments and methods of observation. Part I: Measurement of meteorological variables. Tech. Rep. WMO-8, 1177 pp., https://library.wmo.int/opac/doc_num.php?explnum_id=4147.
Zhang, G., K. H. Cook, and E. K. Vizy, 2016: The diurnal cycle of warm season rainfall over West Africa. Part I: Observational analysis. J. Climate, 29, 8423–8437, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0874.1.
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Precipitating systems are analyzed during a dust event from 9 to 14 June 2006 over northern Africa. A common analysis is applied to satellite observations and two Meso-NH simulations: one convection permitting (grid spacing
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Bayo Omotosho, J., 1985: The separate contributions of line squalls, thunderstorms and the monsoon to the total rainfall in Nigeria. J. Climatol., 5, 543–552, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3370050507.
Bechtold, P., E. Bazile, F. Guichard, P. Mascart, and E. Richard, 2001: A mass-flux convection scheme for regional and global models. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 127, 869–886, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49712757309.
Beucher, F., J.-P. Lafore, F. Karbou, and R. Roca, 2014: High-resolution prediction of a major convective period over West Africa. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 140, 1409–1425, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.2225.
Chaboureau, J.-P., and P. Bechtold, 2005: Statistical representation of clouds in a regional model and the impact on the diurnal cycle of convection during Tropical Convection, Cirrus and Nitrogen Oxides (TROCCINOX). J. Geophys. Res., 110, D17103, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JD005645.
Chaboureau, J.-P., P. Tulet, and C. Mari, 2007: Diurnal cycle of dust and cirrus over West Africa as seen from Meteosat Second Generation satellite and a regional forecast model. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02822, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027771.
Chaboureau, J.-P., and Coauthors, 2008: A midlatitude precipitating cloud database validated with satellite observations. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 47, 1337–1353, https://doi.org/10.1175/2007JAMC1731.1.
Chaboureau, J.-P., and Coauthors, 2016: Fennec dust forecast intercomparison over the Sahara in June 2011. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 6977–6995, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6977-2016.
Crumeyrolle, S., and Coauthors, 2011: Transport of dust particles from the Bodélé region to the monsoon layer—AMMA case study of the 9–14 June 2006 period. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 479–494, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-479-2011.
Cuxart, J., P. Bougeault, and J.-L. Redelsperger, 2000: A turbulence scheme allowing for mesoscale and large-eddy simulations. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 126, 1–30, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49712656202.
Fink, A. H., and A. Reiner, 2003: Spatiotemporal variability of the relation between African Easterly Waves and West African Squall Lines in 1998 and 1999. J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4332, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD002816.
Fink, A. H., D. G. Vincent, and V. Ermert, 2006: Rainfall types in the West African Sudanian Zone during the summer monsoon 2002. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 2143–2164, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR3182.1.
Flamant, C., C. Lavaysse, M. Todd, J.-P. Chaboureau, and J. Pelon, 2009: Multi-platform observations of a representative springtime case of Bodélé and Sudan dust emission, transport and scavenging over West Africa. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 135, 413–430, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.376.
Fouquart, Y., and B. Bonnel, 1986: Computations of solar heating of the Earth’s atmosphere: A new parametrization. Beitr. Phys. Atmos., 53, 35–62.
Futyan, J. M., and A. D. Del Genio, 2007: Deep convective system evolution over Africa and the tropical Atlantic. J. Climate, 20, 5041–5060, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI4297.1.
Goyens, C., D. Lauwaet, M. Schröder, M. Demuzere, and N. P. M. Van Lipzig, 2012: Tracking mesoscale convective systems in the Sahel: Relation between cloud parameters and precipitation. Int. J. Climatol., 32, 1921–1934, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.2407.
Grini, A., P. Tulet, and L. Gomes, 2006: Dusty weather forecasts using the Méso-NH mesoscale atmospheric model. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D19205, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JD007007.
Guichard, F., and Coauthors, 2004: Modelling the diurnal cycle of deep precipitating convection over land with cloud-resolving models and single-column models. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 130, 3139–3172, https://doi.org/10.1256/qj.03.145.
Hanley, K. E., R. S. Plant, T. H. M. Stein, R. J. Hogan, J. C. Nicol, H. W. Lean, C. Halliwell, and P. A. Clark, 2015: Mixing-length controls on high-resolution simulations of convective storms. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 141, 272–284, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.2356.
Huffman, G. J., and Coauthors, 2007: The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-global, multiyear, combined-sensor precipitation estimates at fine scales. J. Hydrometeor., 8, 38–55, https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM560.1.
Janiga, M. A., and C. D. Thorncroft, 2014: Convection over tropical Africa and the east Atlantic during the West African Monsoon: Regional and diurnal variability. J. Climate, 27, 4159–4188, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00449.1.
Janowiak, J. E., R. J. Joyce, and Y. Yarosh, 2001: A real-time global half-hourly pixel resolution infrared dataset and its applications. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 205–217, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(2001)082<0205:ARTGHH>2.3.CO;2.
Lafore, J. P., and Coauthors, 1998: The Méso-NH Atmospheric Simulation System. Part I: Adiabatic formulation and control simulations. Ann. Geophys., 16, 90–109, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-997-0090-6.
Laing, A. G., R. Carbone, V. Levizzani, and J. Tuttle, 2008: The propagation and diurnal cycles of deep convection in northern tropical Africa. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 134, 93–109, https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.194.
Lemaître, C., C. Flamant, J. Cuesta, J.-C. Raut, P. Chazette, P. Formenti, and J. Pelon, 2010: Radiative heating rates profiles associated with a springtime case of Bodélé and Sudan dust transport over West Africa. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 8131–8150, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-8131-2010.
Machado, L. A. T., and J.-P. Chaboureau, 2015: Effect of turbulence parameterization on assessment of cloud organization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 3246–3262, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00393.1.
Machado, L. A. T., W. B. Rossow, R. L. Guedes, and A. W. Walker, 1998: Life cycle variations of mesoscale convective systems over the Americas. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1630–1654, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<1630:LCVOMC>2.0.CO;2.
Masson, V., and Coauthors, 2013: The SURFEXv7.2 land and ocean surface platform for coupled or offline simulation of earth surface variables and fluxes. Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 929–960, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-929-2013.
Mathon, V., H. Laurent, and T. Lebel, 2002: Mesoscale convective system rainfall in the Sahel. J. Appl. Meteor., 41, 1081–1092, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(2002)041<1081:MCSRIT>2.0.CO;2.
Mlawer, E. J., S. J. Taubman, P. D. Brown, M. J. Iacono, and S. A. Clough, 1997: Radiative transfer for inhomogeneous atmospheres: RRTM, a validated correlated-k model for the longwave. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 16 663–16 682, https://doi.org/10.1029/97JD00237.
Pantillon, F., P. Mascart, J.-P. Chaboureau, C. Lac, J. Escobar, and J. Duron, 2011: Seamless MESO-NH modeling over very large grids. C. R. Mec., 339, 136–140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crme.2010.12.002.
Pergaud, J., V. Masson, S. Malardel, and F. Couvreux, 2009: A parameterization of dry thermals and shallow cumuli for mesoscale numerical weather prediction. Bound.-Layer Meteor., 132, 83–106, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-009-9388-0.
Pinty, J.-P., and P. Jabouille, 1998: A mixed-phase cloud parameterization for use in a mesoscale non-hydrostatic model: Simulations of a squall line and of orographic precipitation. Conf. on Cloud Physics, Everett, WA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 217–220.
Saunders, R., M. Matricardi, P. Brunel, S. English, P. Bauer, U. O’Keeffe, P. Francis, and P. Rayer, 2005: RTTOV-8 science and validation report. Tech. Rep., NWP SAF Rep., 41 pp.
Segele, Z. T., and P. J. Lamb, 2005: Characterization and variability of Kiremt rainy season over Ethiopia. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 89, 153–180, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-005-0127-x.
Skamarock, W. C., 2004: Evaluating mesoscale NWP models using kinetic energy spectra. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 3019–3032, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR2830.1.
Söhne, N., J.-P. Chaboureau, and F. Guichard, 2008: Verification of cloud cover forecast with satellite observation over West Africa. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 4421–4434, https://doi.org/10.1175/2008MWR2432.1.
Tian, B., B. J. Soden, and X. Wu,2004: Diurnal cycle of convection, clouds, and water vapor in the tropical upper troposphere: Satellites versus a general circulation model. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D10101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JD004117.
Tompkins, A. M., C. Cardinali, J.-J. Morcrette, and M. Rodwell, 2005: Influence of aerosol climatology on forecasts of the African Easterly Jet. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L10801, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL022189.
WMO, 2014: WMO guide to meteorological instruments and methods of observation. Part I: Measurement of meteorological variables. Tech. Rep. WMO-8, 1177 pp., https://library.wmo.int/opac/doc_num.php?explnum_id=4147.
Zhang, G., K. H. Cook, and E. K. Vizy, 2016: The diurnal cycle of warm season rainfall over West Africa. Part I: Observational analysis. J. Climate, 29, 8423–8437, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0874.1.
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