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Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-377-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-377-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
Research article
 | 
26 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 26 Feb 2019

Interhemispheric effect of global geography on Earth's climate response to orbital forcing

Rajarshi Roychowdhury and Robert DeConto

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Interhemispheric Effect of Global Geography on Earth’s Climate Response to Orbital Forcing (GCM Outputs) R. Roychowdhury and R. M. DeConto https://doi.org/10.17632/kt8v7ths6p.1

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The climate response of the Earth to orbital forcing shows a distinct hemispheric asymmetry, and one of the reasons can be ascribed to the unequal distribution of land in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. We show that a land asymmetry effect (LAE) exists, and that it can be quantified. By using a GCM with a unique geographic setup, we illustrate that there are far-field influences of global geography that moderate or accentuate the Earth's response to orbital forcing.
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