The negative meridional moisture gradient reduces African easterly jet magnitude by 30% through vapor buoyancy counteracting the temperature gradient in thermal wind balance, with the effect strengthening under global warming in CMIP6 data.
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Water vapor buoyancy and the African easterly jet
The negative meridional moisture gradient reduces African easterly jet magnitude by 30% through vapor buoyancy counteracting the temperature gradient in thermal wind balance, with the effect strengthening under global warming in CMIP6 data.