Atlantic Forcing of Persistent Drought in West Africa

Although persistent drought in West Africa is well documented from the instrumental record and has been primarily attributed to changing Atlantic sea surface temperatures, little is known about the length, severity, and origin of drought before the 20th century. We combined geomorphic, isotopic, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2009-04, Vol.324 (5925), p.377-380
Hauptverfasser:	Shanahan, T.M, Overpeck, J.T, Anchukaitis, K.J, Beck, J.W, Cole, J.E, Dettman, D.L, Peck, J.A, Scholz, C.A, King, J.W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brackish Climate change Climate models Drought Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics Exact sciences and technology Freshwater Geochemistry Geophysics Lakes Marine Marine and continental quaternary Meteorology Monsoons Paleoclimatology Pollution, environment geology Precipitation Rain Sediments Surficial geology Temperature Tropical climates
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