The perfect ocean for drought

被引：529

作者：

Hoerling, M ^{[1
]}

Kumar, A

机构：

[1] NOAA, Climate Diagnost Ctr, Boulder, CO 80305 USA

[2] NOAA, Climate Predict Ctr, Camp Springs, MD 20746 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2003年 / 299卷 / 5607期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.1079053

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The 1998-2002 droughts spanning the United States, southern Europe, and Southwest Asia were linked through a common oceanic influence. Cold sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the eastern tropical Pacific and warm SSTs in the western tropical Pacific and Indian oceans were remarkably persistent during this period. Climate models show that the climate signals forced separately by these regions acted synergistically, each contributing to widespread mid-latitude drying: an ideal. scenario for spatially expansive, synchronized drought. The warmth of the Indian and west Pacific oceans was unprecedented and consistent with greenhouse gas forcing. Some implications are drawn for future drought.

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页码：691 / 694

页数：4