(Weather Hobbyist)

Fri Aug 08 2008 12:25 PM

Quiet Out There

Is the Sahara dust (SAL) the cause for the quiet tropics? Looking at CIMSS, it looks like SAL has been blanketing the Atlantic suppressing the Cape Verde waves. Or am I wrong?

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