An objective tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature gradient index for studies of south Amazon dry-season climate variability

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Submitted by susan on Tue, 2008-05-27 09:40

Future changes in meridional sea surface temperature (SST) gradients in the tropical Atlantic could influence Amazon dry-season precipitation by shifting the patterns of moisture convergence and vertical motion. Unlike for the El Nin

Name of the Journal: 
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
thesaurus: 
Amazon
Tropical Forests
Carbon Dioxide
Climate Change
Green House Gases
Climate Impacts
Drought
Rainfall Pattern
Author: 
Jason A. Lowe
Mat Collins
Peter Good & et al
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Publication Date: 
27/05/2008