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Multidecadal variability in East African hydroclimate controlled by the Indian Ocean

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  • Jessica E. Tierney

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University)

  • Jason E. Smerdon

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University)

  • Kevin J. Anchukaitis

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University)

  • Richard Seager

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University)

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.

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  • Jessica E. Tierney & Jason E. Smerdon & Kevin J. Anchukaitis & Richard Seager, 2013. "Multidecadal variability in East African hydroclimate controlled by the Indian Ocean," Nature, Nature, vol. 493(7432), pages 389-392, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:493:y:2013:i:7432:d:10.1038_nature11785
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11785
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