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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Main Authors: A. Diawara, Y. Tachibana, K. Oshima, H. Nishikawa, Y. Ando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/3789/2016/hess-20-3789-2016.pdf