Amazonian Rainfall Increases in Wet Season (VIDEO)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Amazonian precipitation in wet season has largely increased during the past three decades (1979-2015). The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) changes over both the Atlantic and the Pacific contribute to the precipitation increase over the Amazonian basin, through atmospheric teleconnections. The Atlantic SST forcing plays a comparatively more important role than the Pacific SST.

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WANG Xinyue

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