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Monsoon
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TL;DR: In this article, the temporal variation and spatial distribution of precipitation in Northeast China from 1961 to 2008 was investigated by means of a linear fitted model, the Mann-Kendall test, the moving t-test, and the Morlet wavelet and Kriging (exponential) interpolation methods.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used field stratigraphy, sedimentology and luminescence dating of exposed fluvial and aeolian sequences from the southern desert margin to discern the pattern of southwest monsoon variability during the last 130-120 years.
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TL;DR: Stalagmite M1-5 from Socotra Island, Yemen in the northwest Indian Ocean provides a robust, high-resolution paleoclimate record from ∼ 27.4-11.1 years.
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TL;DR: Using a high-resolution normalized record of sediment flux, the authors document the deglacial and Holocene history of North African aridity and coastal upwelling at Ocean Drilling Program Hole 658C. This site is a clear example of how variations in one sediment component can obscure changes in the others.
Abstract: Using a high-resolution ^(230)Th normalized record of sediment flux, we document the deglacial and Holocene history of North African aridity and coastal upwelling at Ocean Drilling Program Hole 658C. At both the end of the Younger Dryas and after the 8.2 ka event, there are significant drops in terrigenous accumulation at our site, indicating an increase in the monsoon moisture flux over Africa at this time. At 5.5 ka, there is an abrupt end to the “African humid period” and a return to stronger upwelling conditions. For carbonate and opal fluxes the ^(230)Th normalization completely changes the shape of each record based on percentage variations alone. This site is a clear example of how variations in one sediment component can obscure changes in the others, and it demonstrates the need for radionuclide measurements more generally in paleoceanography. By taking our new records and a large amount of previous data from this site we conclude that increases in African moisture are tightly coupled to decreases in coastal upwelling intensity.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a simple reduced-gravity oceanic model is used to explain the hypothesis that the remote forcing is one of the mechanisms that determine the semiannual reversal of the upper ocean circulation in the Bay of Bengal.
Abstract: The paper presents a hypothesis that the remote forcing is one of the mechanisms that determine the semiannual reversal of the upper ocean circulation in the Bay of Bengal. A simple reduced-gravity oceanic model is used to explain the hypothesis. Three numerical experiments have been performed to compare the oceanic responses to a remote forcing, a local forcing, and a combined forcing. It is found that the long Rossby waves excited by the remotely forced Kelvin waves contribute substantially to the variability of the local circulation. This research indicates that equatorial Kelvin waves are one of the major factors determining the circulation in the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean.
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