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Centennial-scale precipitation anomalies in the southern Altiplano (18° S) suggest an extratropical driver for the South American summer monsoon during the late Holocene
Ignacio A. Jara
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Colina del
Pino, La Serena, Chile
Antonio Maldonado
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Colina del
Pino, La Serena, Chile
Instituto de Investigación Multidisciplinario en Ciencia y
Tecnología, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Católica del
Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile
Leticia González
Municipalidad de San Pedro de Atacama, Gustavo Padre Le Paige 328, San
Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Armand Hernández
Instituto Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Alberto Sáez
Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'Oceà, Universitat
de Barcelona, Spain
Santiago Giralt
Instituto Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Roberto Bao
Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA),
Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Blas Valero-Garcés
Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología – CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
Laboratorio Internacional de Cambio Global, CSIC-PUC-UFRJ, Zaragoza,
Spain
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Short summary
The South American summer monsoon (SASM) is the most important climate system of South America. However, little is known about its long-term variability. Here we present a new SASM reconstruction from Lago Chungará in the southern Altiplano (18°S). We show important changes in SASM precipitation at timescales of centuries. Our results suggest that SASM variability was controlled not only by tropical climates but was also influenced by precipitation outside the tropics.
The South American summer monsoon (SASM) is the most important climate system of South America....
