Divergent global precipitation changes induced by natural versus anthropogenic forcing

Jian Liu (), Bin Wang, Mark A. Cane (), So-Young Yim and June-Yi Lee
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Jian Liu: Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Ministry of Education, School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University
Bin Wang: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mark A. Cane: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
So-Young Yim: University of Hawaii at Manoa
June-Yi Lee: University of Hawaii at Manoa

Nature, 2013, vol. 493, issue 7434, 656-659

Abstract: Palaeoproxy evidence shows that the sea-surface-temperature gradient across the tropical Pacific Ocean strengthened during the Medieval Warm Period but weakens in model-projected future warming; this is because solar radiation induces greater precipitation for the same temperature change than greenhouse gases.

Date: 2013
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