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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-393-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-393-2024
Research article
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26 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 26 Feb 2024

Last Glacial Maximum climate and atmospheric circulation over the Australian region from climate models

Yanxuan Du, Josephine R. Brown, and J. M. Kale Sniderman

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This study provides insights into regional Australian climate variations (temperature, precipitation, wind, and atmospheric circulation) during the Last Glacial Maximum (21 000 kyr ago) and the interconnections between climate variables in different seasons from climate model simulations. Model results are evaluated and compared with available palaeoclimate proxy records. Results show model responses diverge widely in both the tropics and mid-latitudes in the Australian region.
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