Climatology (regional winds of West Africa): What is the Harmattan, and when/how does it blow? Assess its dryness, seasonality, and dust transport characteristics from the Sahara toward the Gulf of Guinea. Choose the most accurate description.

Difficulty: Easy

• Cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or southwestward to the African coast
• Wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
• Tertiary wind that carries great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
• All of the above