\chapter{INTRODUCTION}
\label{chap-one}

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\section{Definitions}
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Define common terms used throughout the dissertation... 

E.g. African Easterly Waves (AEWs) are waves in the atmosphere over Africa of wavelength ...

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\section{Motivations}
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Motivations for studying topic

Figure useful to motivations

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\section{Background}
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Background literature on topic

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Citation in text \citet{tomassini2017interaction}

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\section{Open Questions and Theories}
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In this section I will present the open questions on the problem I am investigating. 

\subsection{Influence of AEWs on Convection}
\label{sec:QTaew-conv}

Background on theories

In summary we will attempt to address the following questions with regard to ...:
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\item Question 1?
\item Question 2?
\item Question 3?
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