Coupling of Pacific and Indian Ocean variability disrupted by 19th century volcanism
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Abstract
The stability of inter-basin coupling between the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean remains uncertain. This study shows that past volcanism can temporarily weaken this relationship, but recent decoupling due to global warming is unprecedented.
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Authors: Shouyi Wang, Delia W Oppo, Caroline C. Ummenhofer
Institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution