How will Somali coastal upwelling evolve under future warming scenarios?

M deCastro1, M C Sousa2, F Santos1,2

  • 1EPHYSLAB, Environmental PHYsics LABoratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain.

Scientific Reports
|July 22, 2016
PubMed
Summary

The Somali upwelling system is projected to strengthen significantly this century due to global warming, impacting monsoon rainfall. This strengthening is primarily driven by Ekman transport, with greater intensity at higher latitudes.

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