African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1125

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of the LMDZ model to the dynamic and thermodynamic properties of cyclogenesis in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and on the West African coast

Dame Gueye
  • Dame Gueye
  • LEITER, Applied Science and Technology Training and Research Unit, Gaston University, BP 234, Saint-Louis 32000, Senegal.
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Abdou Lahat Dieng
  • Abdou Lahat Dieng
  • LPAOSF, Polytechnic School, Cheikh Anta Diop University, BP 5085, Dakar 10700, Senegal.
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Abdoulaye Deme
  • Abdoulaye Deme
  • LEITER, Applied Science and Technology Training and Research Unit, Gaston University, BP 234, Saint-Louis 32000, Senegal.
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Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla
  • Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla
  • African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), KN3 Street Kigali, Rwanda.
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Abdou Aziz Coly
  • Abdou Aziz Coly
  • LEITER, Applied Science and Technology Training and Research Unit, Gaston University, BP 234, Saint-Louis 32000, Senegal.
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  •  Received: 15 August 2023
  •  Accepted: 23 October 2023
  •  Published: 30 November 2023

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