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Johan Nyberg1, Björn A Malmgren, Amos Winter
1Geological Survey of Sweden, Box 670, SE-751 28 Uppsala, Sweden. johan.nyberg@sgu.se
Nature
|June 8, 2007
Resumen
La actividad de los huracanes en el Atlántico se ha recuperado a niveles normales, no como respuesta al cambio climático. La frecuencia de huracanes en el pasado fue controlada principalmente por la cizalladura vertical del viento, un factor clave para la actividad de huracanes en el futuro.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Paleoclimatología Paleoclimatología
- Investigación de los ciclones tropicales.
- La dinámica del clima y su dinámica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La actividad de huracanes en el Atlántico Norte ha aumentado desde 1995, con causas debatidas entre el cambio climático y la variabilidad natural.
- Los datos históricos de observación limitados dificultan la comprensión de las tendencias a largo plazo de los huracanes.
- Los registros de proxy son cruciales para reconstruir la actividad de huracanes pasados y sus impulsores.
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