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Using Climatology in Forecasting Convection in West and Central Africa This case-study lesson provides an opportunity to apply the information in the ASMET lesson “Satellite-Derived Climatology Products for Monitoring Convection Over West and Central Africa” to a case that occurred over West and Central Africa in June 2014. It demonstrates how to integrate climatology information with satellite, global instability indices (GII), and NWP data when convection is forecast to occur.


West Africa, Central Africa, climatology products, convection, CFC cloud fractional cover, cfc, cloud type, CTY, cloud top products, cloud top temperature, CTT, cloud top height, CTH, mean monthly diurnal cycle, monthly mean, gii, global instability indices




