Glacial reduction of the North American Monsoon via surface cooling and atmospheric ventilation

The North American Monsoon (NAM) provides critical water resources to the U.S. southwest and northwestern Mexico. Despite its importance to regional hydrology, the mechanisms that shape this monsoon are not fully understood. In this paper, we use model simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 2...

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Main Authors: Bhattacharya, Tripti, Tierney, Jessica E., DiNezio, Pedro
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Dept Geosci
Language:en
Published: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625049
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/625049