West African monsoon

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climate phenomenon
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:carries heavy rainfall
gptkbp:endDate September
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West African monsoon
gptkbp:impact flooding
droughts when weak
food security in West Africa
gptkbp:influenced Niger River flow
Sahel region climate
agriculture in West Africa
gptkbp:mainRainySeason yes
gptkbp:monitors satellites
meteorological agencies
gptkbp:notableDriver differential heating between land and ocean
gptkbp:peaks July
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Intertropical_Convergence_Zone
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:season yes
gptkbp:starter May
gptkbp:studiedBy climatologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monsoon_Dynamics
gptkb:Atlantic_Meridional_Mode
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7