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El forzamiento atlántico de la sequía persistente en África Occidental
T M Shanahan1, J T Overpeck, K J Anchukaitis
1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. tshanahan@jsg.utexas.edu
Resumen
África del Oeste África del Oeste.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Paleoclimatología Paleoclimatología
- Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima
- Dinámica de los monzones africanos Dinámica de las monzones africanos
Sus antecedentes:
- La sequía persistente en África Occidental está documentada desde el siglo XX.
- Se atribuye a las temperaturas superficiales del mar Atlántico, pero la sequía de antes del siglo XX es poco comprendida.
- La reconstrucción de sequías pasadas proporciona el contexto para la variabilidad climática actual.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para reconstruir la variabilidad natural del monzón africano en los últimos tres milenios.
- Comprender la duración, la gravedad y el origen de las sequías antes del siglo XX.
- Para evaluar si las sequías recientes son anómalas dentro de un contexto a largo plazo.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de la evidencia geomórfica, isotópica y geoquímica de los sedimentos del lago Bosumtwi en Ghana.
- Reconstrucción de la variabilidad de los monzones africanos en el pasado.
- Correlación de los intervalos de sequía con las variaciones de temperatura de la superficie del mar Atlántico.
Principales resultados:
- Las sequías que duran décadas o siglos son características del monzón africano.
- Estos intervalos de sequía severa están vinculados a las variaciones naturales en las temperaturas del Atlántico.
- La sequía de las últimas décadas no es anómala en comparación con los últimos tres milenios.
Conclusiones:
- El monzón africano exhibe una variabilidad natural que incluye sequías severas prolongadas.
- Los patrones de sequía pasados sugieren la posibilidad de sequías futuras más largas y severas.
- Comprender la variabilidad a largo plazo es crucial para la adaptación al cambio climático en África Occidental.
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