Western Pacific hydroclimate linked to global climate variability over the past two millennia

Michael L. Griffiths; Alena K. Kimbrough; Michael K. Gagan; Russell N. Drysdale; Julia E. Cole; Kathleen R. Johnson; Jian-Xin Zhao; Benjamin I. Cook; John C. Hellstrom; Wahyoe S. Hantoro

doi:10.1038/ncomms11719

Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Western Pacific hydroclimate linked to global climate variability over the past two millennia

Michael L. Griffiths,
Alena K. Kimbrough,
Michael K. Gagan,
Russell N. Drysdale,
Julia E. Cole,
Kathleen R. Johnson,
Jian-Xin Zhao,
Benjamin I. Cook,
John C. Hellstrom,
Wahyoe S. Hantoro

Affiliations

Michael L. Griffiths: Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University
Alena K. Kimbrough: Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
Michael K. Gagan: Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
Russell N. Drysdale: School of Geography, University of Melbourne
Julia E. Cole: Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Kathleen R. Johnson: Department of Earth System Science, University of California
Jian-Xin Zhao: School of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland
Benjamin I. Cook: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
John C. Hellstrom: School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Wahyoe S. Hantoro: Research Center for Geotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11719
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Interdecadal modes of tropical Pacific ocean-atmosphere circulation have a strong influence on global temperature. Here, the authors present a 2000-year hydroclimate record from the Indo-Pacific, which suggests that century-scale variations in these modes are also linked with global temperature variability.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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