Synchrony of trend shifts in Sahel boreal summer rainfall and global oceanic evaporation, 1950–2012
Between 1950 and 2012, boreal summer (rainy season) rainfall in the Sahel changed from a multi-decadal decreasing trend to an increasing trend (positive trend shift) in the mid-1980s. We found that this trend shift was synchronous with similar trend shifts in global oceanic evaporation and in land p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-09-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/3789/2016/hess-20-3789-2016.pdf |