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Tropical explosive volcanic eruptions can trigger El Niño by cooling tropical Africa

Tropical explosive volcanic eruptions can trigger El Niño by cooling tropical Africa

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Tropical explosive volcanic eruptions can trigger El Niño by cooling tropical Africa

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Tropical explosive volcanic eruptions can trigger El Niño by cooling tropical Africa

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Nature communications, 2017-10, Vol.8 (1), p.778-13, Article 778

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Stratospheric aerosols from large tropical explosive volcanic eruptions backscatter shortwave radiation and reduce the global mean surface temperature. Observations suggest that they also favour an El Niño within 2 years following the eruption. Modelling studies have, however, so far reached no consensus on either the sign or physical mechanism of...

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Tropical explosive volcanic eruptions can trigger El Niño by cooling tropical Africa

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eb6db9d5bd6d4a80878296a200401bfe

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eb6db9d5bd6d4a80878296a200401bfe

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2041-1723

E-ISSN

2041-1723

DOI

10.1038/s41467-017-00755-6

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