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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Main Authors: Edward Armstrong, Miikka Tallavaara, Peter O. Hopcroft, Paul J. Valdes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41219-4