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\title{Climate of the Congo Basin: the state of our understanding, challenges
and opportunities}



\author[1]{Amin Dezfuli}%
\affil[1]{NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office}%


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  \date{June 15, 2024}


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The Congo Basin stands out as a convective hotspot and plays a crucial
role in the Earth's climate system by modulating the atmospheric
circulation and carbon emissions caused by biomass burning in its
southern and northern bands. Climate variability in this region is a
result of interactions among various features acting on different
time-scales. This presentation provides an overview of our current
understanding of such features that operate at regional (e.g.,
Walker-like cells) and global (e.g., ENSO) scales. The distinct spatial
heterogeneity of the region with respect to interannual variability will
be presented and compared with the spatial variability of annual and
diurnal cycles. Differences in driving factors of these variabilities
will be discussed. Some challenges, such as the lack of in-situ
observations, that limit the climate analysis over the region will be
addressed. Finally, several aspects of future research opportunities
will be highlighted. This includes interactions between local
atmospheric jets, waves, precipitation-producing systems, deforestation
and biomass burning, as well as potential improvements in collecting
ground-based meteorological data in the region.%
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