Irene Polo

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present observational evidence of a change in Atlantic-Pacific Ninos connection since the late 60's, which could be linked to the reported 60's and 70's climate shifts; emphasizing the importance of tropical Atlantic for the success of seasonal forecast skill.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a description of the 1979-2002 tropical Atlantic SST variability modes coupled to the anomalous West African (WA) rainfall during the monsoon season.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed advances made during the last decade to better understand the impact of global SST variability on West African rainfall at interannual to decadal time scales, and concluded that a warming of the equatorial Atlantic and Pacific/Indian Oceans results in rainfall reduction over the Sahel, and positive SST anomalies over the Mediterranean Sea tend to be associated with increased rainfall.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the studies carried out during the AMMA-EU on the changes of interannual sea surface temperature (SST)-West African monsoon covariability at multidecadal timescales, together with the influence of global warming (GW).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the mechanisms that have been proposed to underlie this mode, and discuss its interaction with other climate modes within and outside the tropical Atlantic.