The fast response of Sahel precipitation to climate change allows effective mitigation action

Abstract Climate change will drive major perturbations of the West African summer monsoon. A zonal contrast in precipitation will develop at the end of the century, with an increase in precipitation over the central Sahel and a decrease in precipitation over the western Sahel. Such a zonal contrast...

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Main Authors: Paul-Arthur Monerie, Benjamin Pohl, Marco Gaetani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00179-6