Detecting and attributing Australian climate change: a review
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چکیده
Climate has always varied. In Australia, the impact of the El Niño – Southern Oscillation on variations in rainfall over centuries has been documented (e.g. Nicholls 1988, 1989). Other natural, internal processes also affect climate on different time-scales. As well, volcanic activity is known to cause cooling of the surface temperature, and variations in solar activity and orbital changes that affect the interception of sunlight by the earth also have a clear effect. Such impacts on the climate, i.e. those due to natural internal climate processes, and those resulting from natural external forcings (such as orbital variations), will continue to Aust. Met. Mag. 55 (2006) 199-211
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