Implications of the permanent El Niño teleconnection "blueprint" for past global and North American hydroclimatology
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Implications of the Permanent El Niño Teleconnection "Blueprint" for Past Global and North American Hydroclimatology
Substantial evidence exists for wetter-thanmodern continental conditions in North America during the pre-Quaternary warm climate intervals. This is in apparent conflict with the robust global prediction for future climate change of a northward expansion of the subtropical dry zones that should drive aridification of many semiarid regions. Indeed, areas of expected future aridification include m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Climate of the Past
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1814-9332
DOI: 10.5194/cp-7-723-2011