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On the mean monthly equivalent potential temperature and rainfall in West Africa |
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| Authors: | K Oduro-Afriyie |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria |
| Abstract: | Summary Rainfall in West Africa is examined in relation to monthly mean equivalent potential temperature (
e
)at the earth's surface. The study revealed that monthly mean equivalent potential temperature (
e
) and monthly rainfall (R) generally decreased northwards from the equator.A good relationship existed betweenR and
e
in the northern zone of West Africa (i.e., north of 7.5° N). No definite relationship existed in the southern zone. In the northern zone, the departure of
e
from its annual mean (
) first became positive about a month before the onset of the rains. Positive departures from
) generally resulted in more than normal (or average) rainfall in this zone. In general, little or no rainfall occurred in West Africa whenever
e
was less than 320 K.Zusammenfassung Der Niederschlag (MonatssummeR) in Westafrika wird in Zusammenhang mit der mittleren monatlichen Äquivalent-temperatur ( With 7 Figures |
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