A Review of African Easterly Waves: Formation, Growth, Structure, and Evolution

Kelly Nunez Ocasio; Quinton Lawton; Alan Brammer; Emily Bercos-Hickey; Stella Bourdin; Xiangbo Feng; Juliane Schwendike

doi:10.1175/JAS-D-25-0175.1

A Review of African Easterly Waves: Formation, Growth, Structure, and Evolution

Kelly Nunez Ocasio
, Quinton Lawton
, Alan Brammer
, Emily Bercos-Hickey
, Stella Bourdin
, Xiangbo Feng
, Juliane Schwendike

Education, Engagement & Early Career Development

Colorado State University
University of Reading
University of Leeds

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-25-0175.1
State	Accepted/In press - Apr 24 2026

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