More extreme swings of the South Pacific convergence zone due to greenhouse warming

Wenju Cai (), Matthieu Lengaigne, Simon Borlace, Matthew Collins, Tim Cowan, Michael J. McPhaden, Axel Timmermann, Scott Power, Josephine Brown, Christophe Menkes, Arona Ngari, Emmanuel M. Vincent and Matthew J. Widlansky
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Wenju Cai: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Matthieu Lengaigne: Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentation et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), Tour 45-55 – 4ème étage – Pièce 408, Case 100 – UPMC, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
Simon Borlace: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Matthew Collins: College of Engineering Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Harrison Building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
Tim Cowan: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Michael J. McPhaden: NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Axel Timmermann: IPRC, SOEST, University of Hawaii
Scott Power: Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology
Josephine Brown: Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology
Christophe Menkes: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, 101 Promenade Roger Laroque, BP A5 – 98848, Noumea, New Caledonia
Arona Ngari: Meteorological Service, PO Box 127
Emmanuel M. Vincent: Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentation et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), Tour 45-55 – 4ème étage – Pièce 408, Case 100 – UPMC, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
Matthew J. Widlansky: International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Nature, 2012, vol. 488, issue 7411, 365-369

Abstract: The South Pacific convergence zone is a region of high precipitation spanning a vast swath of the Pacific Ocean that can shift northwards and become longitudinally oriented; such extreme zonal events have severe weather and climatic impacts and are predicted to become more frequent under greenhouse warming conditions.

Date: 2012
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