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More extreme swings of the South Pacific convergence zone due to greenhouse warming

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  • Wenju Cai

    (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research)

  • Matthieu Lengaigne

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentation et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), Tour 45-55 – 4ème étage – Pièce 408, Case 100 – UPMC, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France)

  • Simon Borlace

    (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research)

  • Matthew Collins

    (College of Engineering Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Harrison Building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
    Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter EX1 3PB, UK)

  • Tim Cowan

    (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research)

  • Michael J. McPhaden

    (NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory)

  • Axel Timmermann

    (IPRC, SOEST, University of Hawaii)

  • Scott Power

    (Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology)

  • Josephine Brown

    (Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology)

  • Christophe Menkes

    (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, 101 Promenade Roger Laroque, BP A5 – 98848, Noumea, New Caledonia)

  • Arona Ngari

    (Meteorological Service, PO Box 127)

  • Emmanuel M. Vincent

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentation et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), Tour 45-55 – 4ème étage – Pièce 408, Case 100 – UPMC, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France)

  • Matthew J. Widlansky

    (International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Abstract

The South Pacific convergence zone is a region of high precipitation spanning a vast swath of the Pacific Ocean that can shift northwards and become longitudinally oriented; such extreme zonal events have severe weather and climatic impacts and are predicted to become more frequent under greenhouse warming conditions.

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  • Wenju Cai & Matthieu Lengaigne & Simon Borlace & Matthew Collins & Tim Cowan & Michael J. McPhaden & Axel Timmermann & Scott Power & Josephine Brown & Christophe Menkes & Arona Ngari & Emmanuel M. Vin, 2012. "More extreme swings of the South Pacific convergence zone due to greenhouse warming," Nature, Nature, vol. 488(7411), pages 365-369, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:488:y:2012:i:7411:d:10.1038_nature11358
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11358
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