Long reach of the deep sea: Oceanographers document effect of equatorial deep currents on West African rainfall
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 19:30
in Earth & Climate
Our climate is affected by the ocean in many ways. The most prominent example is the El Niño phenomenon in the Pacific, a well-documented interannual climate signal. Oceanographers from Germany and the United States have recently documented the effect of deep equatorial currents in the Atlantic on rainfall and climate over West Africa.
