Intensification of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds during the last deglaciation (18.5–14.0 cal ka BP): Evidence from Pearly Beach wetland on the southern Cape coast of South Africa
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DOI: 10.1002/jqs.70031
Abstract: The southwestern Cape of South Africa experiences a complex and dynamic climate, shaped by the interplay between the temperate Southern Hemisphere westerly winds and the subtropical easterlies. Despite the climatic sensitivity of the region, relatively… read more here.
Keywords: southern hemisphere; south africa; westerly winds; hemisphere westerly ... See more keywords
A global assessment of climatic forcing of lake levels in closed basins by westerly winds and monsoons since the Last Glacial Maximum
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DOI: 10.1002/jqs.70036
Abstract: The internal and external climatic forcings of the Earth frequently influence lake levels by regulating atmospheric circulation systems. Notably, the interaction between westerly winds and monsoons in mid‐to‐low latitudes triggers complicated lake level modes on… read more here.
Keywords: lake level; closed basins; winds monsoons; westerly winds ... See more keywords
Abrupt ice-age shifts in southern westerly winds and Antarctic climate forced from the north
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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0727-5
Abstract: The mid-latitude westerly winds of the Southern Hemisphere play a central role in the global climate system via Southern Ocean upwelling1, carbon exchange with the deep ocean2, Agulhas leakage (transport of Indian Ocean waters into… read more here.
Keywords: shifts southern; ice age; climate; southern hemisphere ... See more keywords
Regional impacts of the westerly winds on Southern Ocean mode and intermediate water subduction
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DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0106.1
Abstract: Subduction processes in the Southern Ocean transfer oxygen, heat, and anthropogenic carbon into the ocean interior. The future response of upper-ocean subduction, in the Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) and Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) classes, is… read more here.
Keywords: westerly winds; subduction; southern ocean; wind stress ... See more keywords