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Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1891-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1891-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 10
Research article
 | 
06 Oct 2023
Research article |  | 06 Oct 2023

Contribution of lakes in sustaining the Sahara greening during the mid-Holocene

Yuheng Li, Kanon Kino, Alexandre Cauquoin, and Taikan Oki

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1891-2023-supplement

Data sets

Wetlands of North African during mid-Holocene W. Chen https://doi.org/10.17632/8vfhhv8s2f.1

SISAL (Speleothem Isotopes Synthesis and AnaLysis Working Group) database version 2.0 L. Comas-Bru, K. Atsawawaranunt, S. Harrison, and SISAL working group members https://doi.org/10.17864/1947.256

Simulated range of mid-Holocene precipitation changes from extended lakes and wetlands over North Africa (http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-63B5-B) N. F. Specht, M. Claussen, and T. Kleinen https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1035-2022

Model code and software

Global Evaluation of Proxy System Models for Stable Water Isotopes With Realistic Atmospheric Forcing (http://isotope.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp:8000/gitlab/miroc-iso/miroc5-iso) A. Okazaki and K. Yoshimura https://doi.org/10.1029/2018jd029463

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Short summary
Our study using the isotope-enabled climate model MIROC5-iso model shows that lakes may have contributed to the Green Sahara during the mid-Holocene period (6000 years ago). The lakes induced cyclonic circulation response, enhancing the near-surface monsoon westerly flow and potentially humidifying the northwestern Sahara with the stronger West African Monsoon moving northward. Our findings provide valuable insights into understanding the presence of the Green Sahara during this period.
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