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Research article
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27 Mar 2023
Research article |
| 27 Mar 2023
| 27 Mar 2023
Indian Ocean variability changes in the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project
Dept. Geography, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Kaustubh Thirumalai
Dept. Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Edward Grindrod
Dept. Geography, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Jonathan Barnsley
Dept. Geography, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Short summary
Year-to-year variations in the weather conditions over the Indian Ocean have important consequences for the substantial fraction of the Earth's population that live near it. This work looks at how these variations respond to climate change – both past and future. The models rarely agree, suggesting a weak, uncertain response to climate change.
Year-to-year variations in the weather conditions over the Indian Ocean have important...
