ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LOCAL AND EAST PACIFIC WARMING TO THE 2015 DROUGHTS IN ETHIOPIA AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

被引:34
作者
Funk, Chris [1 ,2 ]
Harrison, Laura [2 ]
Shukla, Shraddhanand [2 ]
Hoell, Andrew [3 ]
Korecha, Diriba [2 ]
Magadzire, Tamuka [2 ]
Husak, Gregory [2 ]
Galu, Gideon [2 ]
机构
[1] US Geol Survey, Santa Barbara, CA USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[3] NOAA, Earth Syst Res Lab, Phys Sci Div, Boulder, CO USA
关键词
SUMMER RAINFALL; PART I; VARIABILITY; OSCILLATION; SIGNALS; TELECONNECTIONS; PRECIPITATION; TRENDS; ENSO;
D O I
10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0167.1
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
Anthropogenic warming contributed to the 2015 Ethiopian and southern African droughts by increasing El Nino SSTs and local air temperatures, causing reduced rainfall and runoff, and contributing to severe food insecurity.
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页码:S75 / S80
页数:6
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