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Recent multidecadal strengthening of the Walker circulation across the tropical Pacific

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  • Michelle L. L’Heureux

    (NOAA Climate Prediction Center, 5830 University Research Court)

  • Sukyoung Lee

    (Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, 524 Walker Building)

  • Bradfield Lyon

    (International Research Institute for Climate and Society)

Abstract

The Walker circulation is a large overturning cell that spans the tropical Pacific Ocean. Fluctuations in this circulation reflect changes in tropical heating, and have global impacts on temperature and precipitation. Analysis of trends in sea-level pressure from ten data sets reveals strengthening of the Walker circulation in line with increasing global temperature, which is counter to current model predictions.

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  • Michelle L. L’Heureux & Sukyoung Lee & Bradfield Lyon, 2013. "Recent multidecadal strengthening of the Walker circulation across the tropical Pacific," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(6), pages 571-576, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:6:d:10.1038_nclimate1840
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1840
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    1. Mingna Wu & Tianjun Zhou & Chao Li & Hongmei Li & Xiaolong Chen & Bo Wu & Wenxia Zhang & Lixia Zhang, 2021. "A very likely weakening of Pacific Walker Circulation in constrained near-future projections," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Xiangbo Feng & Nicholas P. Klingaman & Kevin I. Hodges, 2021. "Poleward migration of western North Pacific tropical cyclones related to changes in cyclone seasonality," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-11, December.
    3. Mojib Latif & Vladimir Semenov & Wonsun Park, 2015. "Super El Niños in response to global warming in a climate model," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 132(4), pages 489-500, October.
    4. Zheng, Chong-wei & Li, Xue-hong & Azorin-Molina, Cesar & Li, Chong-yin & Wang, Qing & Xiao, Zi-niu & Yang, Shao-bo & Chen, Xuan & Zhan, Chao, 2022. "Global trends in oceanic wind speed, wind-sea, swell, and mixed wave heights," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 321(C).

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