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Model and proxy evidence for coordinated changes in the hydroclimate of distant regions over the Last Millennium
Pedro José Roldán-Gómez
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Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Jesús Fidel González-Rouco
Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Jason E. Smerdon
Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States of America
Félix García-Pereira
Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Short summary
Analyses of reconstructed data suggest that the precipitation and availability of water have evolved in a similar way during the Last Millennium in different regions of the world, including areas of North America, Europe, the Middle East, southern Asia, northern South America, East Africa and the Indo-Pacific. To confirm this link between distant regions and to understand the reasons behind it, the information from different reconstructed and simulated products has been compiled and analyzed.
Analyses of reconstructed data suggest that the precipitation and availability of water have...
