Multidecadal variability in East African hydroclimate controlled by the Indian Ocean

Jessica E. Tierney (), Jason E. Smerdon, Kevin J. Anchukaitis and Richard Seager
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Jessica E. Tierney: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jason E. Smerdon: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Kevin J. Anchukaitis: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Richard Seager: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Nature, 2013, vol. 493, issue 7432, 389-392

Abstract: Proxy indicators of relative moisture balance, in combination with long control simulations from coupled climate models, show that the Indian Ocean drives multidecadal hydroclimate variability by altering the local Walker circulation, whereas the influence of the Pacific Ocean is minimal on these timescales.

Date: 2013
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