Near-term projection of Amazon rainfall dominated by phase transition of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation

Abstract The Amazon basin experienced a prolonged drought condition during the 2010s, leading to a large-scale forest degradation destructive to ecosystems and human society. Elusive are issues as to whether the decadal drought is driven by external forcing or internal variability, and whether the d...

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Main Authors: Yi Liu, Wenju Cai, Yu Zhang, Xiaopei Lin, Ziguang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00587-4