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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-2309-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-2309-2024
Research article
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14 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 14 Oct 2024

Insights into the Australian mid-Holocene climate using downscaled climate models

Andrew L. Lowry and Hamish A. McGowan

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We present simulations of the mid-Holocene and pre-industrial climate of Australia using coarse- (2°) and finer-resolution (0.44°) climate models. These simulations are compared to bioclimatic representations of the palaeoclimate of the mid-Holocene. The finer-resolution simulations reduce the bias between the model and the bioclimatic results and highlight the improved value of using finer-resolution models to simulate the palaeoclimate.
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