Climate, Microclimate, and Microatmosphere

Summer monsoon rains are responsible for the growth of tropical rain forests in Central Africa. Farther north in Africa is the arid Sahara desert. The interface between the Sahara desert and the 

A significant feature of the Sahel is the Sahel dust zone that develops predominantly from December to April each year. Characterized by frequent dust storms and high levels of atmospheric dust blown mostly from the Sahara desert, the Sahel dust zone is located in the latitudes of 10°N-16°N and extends for almost the entire width of Africa from east to west. 

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