Influence of Barents Sea Ice in May on the West African Summer Monsoon and its possible mechanisms

Aminu Dalhatu Datti; Gang Zeng; Chen Chen; Paul-Arthur Monerie; Mansur Bako Matazu

doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2026.108983

journal article Aug 01, 2026

Influence of Barents Sea Ice in May on the West African Summer Monsoon and its possible mechanisms

Aminu Dalhatu Datti Gang Zeng Chen Chen

Paul-Arthur Monerie Mansur Bako Matazu

Atmospheric Research Vol. 338 pp. 108983 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Aug 01, 2026
Vol/Issue: 338
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Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research University of Maryland Rockville Maryland 20850

Funding

Graduate Research and Innovation Projects of Jiangsu Province Award: KYCX24_1430

National Key Research and Development Program of China Award: 2022YFF0801704

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

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Aminu Dalhatu Datti, Gang Zeng, Chen Chen, et al. (2026). Influence of Barents Sea Ice in May on the West African Summer Monsoon and its possible mechanisms. Atmospheric Research, 338, 108983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2026.108983

Influence of Barents Sea Ice in May on the West African Summer Monsoon and its possible mechanisms

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