Research Article

On the Fine-Scale Topography Regulating Changes in Atmospheric Hydrological Cycle and Extreme Rainfall over West Africa in a Regional Climate Model Projections

Figure 12

Mean summer (June–August) low-level moisture flux convergence from ECHAM5 (upper) and RegCM3 (lower) during the present day (left), the early (middle), and the late (right) 21st century. Units are expressed as s−1. Positive shades represent convergence, while negative shades define divergence.
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(a) ECHAM5 700 hPa moisture conv. 1981–2000
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(b) ECHAM5 700 hPa moisture conv. 2031–2050
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(c) ECHAM5 700 hPa moisture conv. 2081–2100
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(d) RegCM3 700 hPa moisture conv. 1981–2000
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(e) RegCM3 700 hPa moisture conv. 2031–2050
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(f) RegCM3 700 hPa moisture conv. 2081–2100