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Dominant role of greenhouse-gas forcing in the recovery of Sahel rainfall

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  • Buwen Dong

    (National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading)

  • Rowan Sutton

    (National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading)

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Higher atmospheric greenhouse gases are shown to have driven the recovery of Sahelian rainfall since the 1980s. This study discounts the role of sea surface temperature changes that had previously been jointly credited as drivers of the recovery.

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  • Buwen Dong & Rowan Sutton, 2015. "Dominant role of greenhouse-gas forcing in the recovery of Sahel rainfall," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 5(8), pages 757-760, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:5:y:2015:i:8:d:10.1038_nclimate2664
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2664
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    1. Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla & Aissatou Faye & Nana Ama Browne Klutse & Kangbeni Dimobe, 2018. "Projected increased risk of water deficit over major West African river basins under future climates," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 151(2), pages 247-258, November.
    2. Assuntina Cembalo & Rosaria Lombardo & Eric J. Beh & Gianpaolo Romano & Michele Ferrucci & Francesca M. Pisano, 2021. "Assessment of Climate Change in Italy by Variants of Ordered Correspondence Analysis," Stats, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-16, March.
    3. Alessandra Giannini & Alexey Kaplan, 2019. "The role of aerosols and greenhouse gases in Sahel drought and recovery," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 152(3), pages 449-466, March.

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