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1589-1614. Thorncroft, C.D. and Haile, M. 1995: The mean dynamic and thermodynamic fields for July 1989 over
tropical north Africa and their relationship to convective activity. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 3016-3031. Thorncroft, C.D. and Flokas, H. 1997: A case study of Saharan cyclogenesis. Mon. Wea. Rev., 125,
1147-1165. Hodges, K.I. and Thorncroft, C.D. 1997: Distribution and
statistics of African mesoscale convective
weather systems based on the ISCCP METEOSAT imagery. Mon. Wea.
Rev., 125, 2821-2837. Jones, C.G. and Thorncroft, C.D. 1998: The role of El Nino on
Atlantic tropical cyclone activity. Weather, 53, 324-336. Thorncroft, C.D. and Rowell, D. 1998: Interannual variability
of African easterly waves in a GCM. Int. Jour. Clim., 18, 1305-1323. Thorncroft, C.D. and Blackburn, M.1999: Maintenance of the African easterly jet. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 125, 763-786. Pytharoulis, I. and Thorncroft, C.D.
1999: The low-level structure of African easterly waves in 1995. Mon. Wea.
Rev., 127, 2266-2280. Thorncroft, C.D. and Jones, S.C. 2000: The extratropical
transitions of hurricane Felix and Iris in 1995. Mon. Wea.
Rev., 128, 947-972. Thorncroft, C.D. and Hodges, K.I. 2001: Interannual
variability of African easterly wave activity and its relationship to
tropical cyclone activity. J. Climate, 14, 1166-1179. Thorncroft, C.D. and Pytharoulis, I. 2001: A dynamical
approach to seasonal prediction of Atlantic tropical cyclone
activity. Weather and Forecasting, 16, 725-734. Thorncroft, C.D., Parker, D.J., Burton, R.R., Diop, M., Ayers,
J.H., Barjat, H., Dumelow,
R., Kindred,
D.R., Price, N.M., Saloum, M., Taylor, C.M. and
Tompkins, A.M. 2003: The JET2000 experiment: Aircraft observations of the
African easterly jet and African easterly waves. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 84, 337-351. Hodges, K.I., Hoskins, B.J., Boyle, J. and Thorncroft, C. 2003: A comparison of recent reanalysis datasets using
objective feature tracking: storm tracks and tropical easterly waves. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 2012-2037. Jones, S.C., Harr, Abraham, Bosart, Bowyer,
Evans, Hanley, Hanstrum, Hart, Lalaurette,
Sinclair, Smith
and Thorncroft, C.D. 2003: The extratropical
transition of tropical cyclones: forecast challenges, current understanding and
future directions Weather and Forecasting 18, 1052-1092. Taylor, C.M., Ellis, R.J., Parker, D.J., Burton, R.R. and Thorncroft, C.D. 2003: Linking boundary layer variability with
convection – a case study from JET2000, Q.J.R. Meterol.
Soc, 129, 2233-2254. Agusti-Panareda, A., Thorncroft, C.D.,
Craig, G.C. and Gray, S.L. 2004: The extratropical transition of
hurricane Irene (1999): A potential vorticity
perspective. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc.,
130, 1047-1074. Agusti-Panareda, A., Gray, S.L., Craig, G.C. and Thorncroft, C. D. 2005: Extratropical transition of
tropical cyclone Lili (1996), Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 1562-1573. Berry, G., and Thorncroft, C. 2005: Case study of an intense African
easterly wave. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 752-766. Parker, D., Thorncroft, C., Burton, R. and Diongue, A. 2005: Analysis of the African easterly jet using
aircraft observations from the JET2000 experiment. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc,
1461-1482. Taylor, C. M., Parker, D. J., Lloyd, C .R. and Thorncroft, C. D. 2005: Observations of synoptic scale land surface variability and
its coupling with the atmosphere, Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 913-938. Tompkins, A.M., Diongue, A., Parker, D. J.,
and Thorncroft, C. D. 2005: The African easterly jet in
the ECMWF Integrated forecast system: 4DVar analysis, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 2861-2886 Parker, D.J., Burton, R., Diongue, A., Ellis,
R.J., Felton, M., Taylor, C. M., Thorncroft, and Bessemoulin,
P. 2005: The diurnal cycle of the west African monsoon circulation, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 2839-2860. Aiyyer, A. and Thorncroft, C. 2006: Climatology of vertical
shear over the tropical Atlantic J. Climate, 19, 2969-2983 Mohr, K. and Thorncroft, C. 2006: Intense convective systems
in West Africa and their relationship with the African
easterly jet , Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc. 132, 163-176 Mekonnen, A., Thorncroft, C. and
Aiyyer, A. 2006: On the significance of African easterly waves
on convection, J. Climate, 19, 5405-5421 Hall, N., Kiladis, G. and Thorncroft, C. 2006:
Three-dimensional structure and dynamics of African easterly waves: part II:
Dynamical modes and growth mechanisms, J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 2231-2245. Kiladis, G., Thorncroft, C. and Hall, N. 2006: Three-dimensional
structure and dynamics of African easterly waves: part I:
Observed structures, J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 2210-2230. Berry, G., Thorncroft, C. and Hewson,
T. 2006: African easterly waves in 2004 – Analysis using
objective techniques Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 752-766 Redelsperger, J.L., Thorncroft, C.D.,
Diedhiou, A., Lebel, T.,
Parker, D.J. and Polcher, J. 2006: African Monsoon Multidisciplinary
Analysis: An International Research Project and Field Campaign, BAMS,
1739-1746. Hopsch, S.B., Thorncroft, C., Hodges, K. I. and Aiyyer, A. 2007: West African storm tracks and their
relationship with tropical cyclones, J. Climate, 20, 2468-2483. Parker, D.J., Fink, A., Janicot, S., Ngamini, J.-B., Douglas, M., Afiesimama, E., Agusti-Panareda, A., Beljaars,
A., Dide, F., Diedhiou, A.,
Lebel, T., Polcher, J., Redelsperger, J.-L., Thorncroft, C.D, Wilson, G.A. 2008: The AMMA radiosonde
program and its implications for the future of atmospheric monitoring over
Africa, BAMS. 89, 1015-1027. Zhang, C., Nolan, D., Thorncroft, C.D.
and Nguyen, H. 2008: Shallow Meridional Circulations in the
Tropical Atmosphere, J. Climate, 21,3453-3470. Janicot, S., Thorncroft, C. D.,
and many co-authors 2008: Large-scale overview of the summer monsoon over West
Africa during the AMMA field experiment in 2006. Ann. Geophys,
26, 2569-2595. Thorncroft, C.D., Hall, N. and Kiladis, G., 2008:
Three-dimensional structure and dynamics of African easterly waves:
part III: Genesis, J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 3596-3607. Mekonnen, A., Thorncroft, C.D.,
Aiyyer, A. and Kiladis, G.,
2008: Convectively coupled Kelvin
waves over tropical Africa during boreal summer: Structure and Variability, J.
Climate, 21,.6649-6667. Cornforth,R.J., Hoskins, B.J. and Thorncroft, C.D. 2009: The impact of
moist processes on the African Easterly Jet-African Easterly Wave system, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 135, 894-913. Mohr, K. I., Molinari, J. and Thorncroft, C.D.
2009: The interannual variability of cumulative frequency
distributions for convective system size and intensity, J. Climate, 22,
5218-5231. Hopsch, S.B., Thorncroft, C.D. and Tyle,
K.R. 2010: Analysis of African Easterly Wave Structures and their Role
in Influencing Tropical Cyclogenesis, Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 1399-1419. Lebel, T., Parker, D.J., Flamant, C., Bourles, B., Marticorena, B., Mougin, E., Peugeot, C., Diedhiou,
A., Haywood, J.M., Ngamini, J.B., Polcher,
J., Redelsperger, J.-L., Thorncroft, C.D. 2010: The AMMA field campaigns: multiscale
and multidisciplinary observations in the West African region, Quart. Jour.
Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 136, 8-33. Agusti-Panareda, A., Beljaars, A., Cardinali, C., Genkova, I. and Thorncroft, C.D. 2010: Impact of assimilating AMMA soundings on
ECMWF analyse and forecasts, Weather and Forecasting, 25, 1142-1160. Thorncroft, C.D., Nguyen, H., Zhang, C. and Peyrille, P. 2011:
Annual Cycle of the West African
Monsoon: Regional Circulations and associated Water Vapor
Transport, Quart. Jour. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 137, 129-147. Aiyyer, A. and Thorncroft, C.D. 2011: Interannual
to Multidecadal Variability of Vertical
shear and Tropical Cyclone
Activity, J. Climate,24, 2949-2962 Nguyen, H., Thorncroft, C. D. and Zhang, C. 2011: Guinean coastal rainfall of the West African
Monsoon. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 137, 1828–1840.
Ventrice,
M. J., Thorncroft, C. D., Roundy, P. E. 2011: The
Madden–Julian Oscillation's Influence on African Easterly
Waves and Downstream Tropical Cyclogenesis. Mon. Wea. Rev.,
139, 2704–2722. Polcher,
J., Parker, D. J., Gaye, A., Diedhiou, A., Eymard, L., Fierli, F., Genesio, L., Hšller, H., Janicot,
S., Lafore, J.-P., Karambiri,
H., Lebel, T., Redelsperger,
J.-L., Reeves, C. E., Ruti, P., Sandholt,
I. and Thorncroft, C., 2011: AMMA's contribution to the
evolution of prediction and decision-making systems for West Africa. Atmospheric Science Letters, 12: 2–6. Lafore,
J.-P., Flamant, C., Guichard, F., Parker, D. J., Bouniol,
D., Fink, A. H., Giraud, V., Gosset, M., Hall, N., Hšller,
H., Jones, S. C., Protat, A., Roca, R., Roux, F., Sa•d, F. and Thorncroft, C.,
2011: Progress in understanding of weather systems in West Africa. Atmospheric Science Letters, 12: 7–12. Lebel,
T., Parker, D. J., Flamant, C., Hšller,
H., Polcher, J., Redelsperger,
J.-L., Thorncroft, C., Bock, O., Bourles,
B., Galle, S., Marticorena, B., Mougin,
E., Peugeot, C., Cappelaere, B., Descroix,
L., Diedhiou, A., Gaye, A. and Lafore,
J.-P. , 2011: The AMMA field campaigns: accomplishments and lessons learned. Atmospheric Science Letters, 12: 123–128. Janicot,
S.J., Lafore, J.-P. and Thorncroft, C. 2012: The West African Monsoon,
Chapter in "Global Monsoon
System: Research and Forecast", Eds. Vhang, C.-P., Ding. Y, and Lau, N.-C., Johnson, R. H., Wang, B.
and Yasunari, T., Pubs. World Scientif
c Publishing Company,
608pp. Wu, Man-Li C., Reale, O., Schhubert, S. D.,
Suarez, M. J. and Thorncroft, C. D., 2012: African
Easterly Jet: barotropic instability, waves and cyclogenesis,
J. Clim., 25, 1489-1510. Ventrice,
M.J., Thorncroft, C.D. and Janiga,
M. A. 2012: Atlantic tropical cyclogenesis: A three-way
interaction between an African easterly wave, diurnally varying convection, and
a convectvely coupled atmospheric Kelvin wave, Mon. Wea. Rev. 140(4), 1108-1124. Berry,
G. and Thorncroft, C. D., 2012: African Easterly Wave
Dynamics in a Mesoscale Numerical
Model: J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 1267-1283. Waliser, D. E.,
Moncrieff, M. W. and
21 co-authors, 2012: The "YEAR" of tropical convection (May 2008-April 2010), Bull. Amer. Meterol. Soc., 93(8), 1189-1218. Ventrice,
M.J., Thorncroft, C.D. and Schreck,
C. J. 2012: Impacts of convectively
coupled Kelvin waves on environmental conditions
for Atlantic tropical cyclogenesis, Mon. Wea. Rev. , 140(7), 2198-2214. Zhou, L., Tian, Y., Baidya, R., Thorncroft, C., Bosart,
L. F. and Hu, Yuanlong, 2012: Impacts of wind farms on
land surface temperature, Nature Climate change, 2, 539-543. Ventrice,
M.J. and Thorncroft, C.D. 2013, The role of convectively coupled
atmospheric Kelvin waves on African
easterly wave activity, Mon. Wea. Rev.,
141(6), 1910-1924. Martin, E. R. and Thorncroft, C. D. 2013: The impact of the AMO on
the West African monsoon
annual cycle. Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc..
doi: 10.1002/qj.2107 Vera, C., Gutowski, W., Mechoso, R., Goswami, B., Reason, C., Thorncroft, C.D., Marengo, J., Hewitson,
B., Hendon, H., Jones, C., and Lionello, P. 2013: Understanding
and Predicting Climate Variability
and Change at Regional Scales, Chapter in "Climate Science for Serving Society", Asrar, G. M and Hurrel, J. W. (Eds), 480pp, Springer. Janiga,
M. A. and Thorncroft, C. D. 2013: Regional Differences in
the Kinematic and Thermodynamic Structure of African
Easterly Waves, Quart. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., (in press). Ventrice,
M.J., Wheeler, M.C., Hendon, H.H., Schreck, C.J. , Thorncroft, C.D. and Kiladis,
G. N. 2013: A modified multivariate
Madden Julian Oscillation index using velocity potential, Mon. Wea. Rev., (submitted) Martin, E.R. ,Thorncroft, C.D., and Booth, B.B.B. 2013: The multidecadal Atlantic SST-Sahel rainfall teleconnection
in CMIP5 simulations, J. Climate, (submitted) Dunion,
J.P., Thorncroft, C.D. and Velden,
C.S. 2013: The tropical cyclone diurnal cycle, Mon. Wea.
Rev., (submitted) Martin, E. R. and Thorncroft, C.D. 2013: Sahel Rainfall in Multidecadal CMIP5 Decadal Hindcasts,
Geophys. Res. Letts.,
(submitted). Janiga,
M. A. and Thorncroft, C.D. 2013: Convection over Tropical
Africa and the East Atlantic during the West African
Monsoon: Regional and Diurnal Variability, J. Climate (submitted). |
