North African humid periods over the past 800,000 years
Abstract The Sahara region has experienced periodic wet periods over the Quaternary and beyond. These North African Humid Periods (NAHPs) are astronomically paced by precession which controls the intensity of the African monsoon system. However, most climate models cannot reconcile the magnitude of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41219-4 |