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SUBMITTER: DiNezio PN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291310 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
DiNezio Pedro N PN Tierney Jessica E JE Otto-Bliesner Bette L BL Timmermann Axel A Bhattacharya Tripti T Rosenbloom Nan N Brady Esther E
Science advances 20181212 12
The mechanisms driving glacial-interglacial changes in the climate of the Indo-Pacific warm pool are poorly understood. Here, we address this question by combining paleoclimate proxies with model simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum climate. We find evidence of two mechanisms explaining key patterns of ocean cooling and rainfall change interpreted from proxy data. Exposure of the Sahul shelf excites a positive ocean-atmosphere feedback involving a stronger surface temperature gradient along t ...[more]