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contributor authorAshkenazy, Yosef
contributor authorEisenman, Ian
contributor authorGildor, Hezi
contributor authorTziperman, Eli
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:35:53Z
date available2017-06-09T16:35:53Z
date copyright2010/12/01
date issued2010
identifier issn0894-8755
identifier otherams-70662.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4212468
description abstractAlthough the sun crosses the equator 2 times per year at the equinoxes, at times in the past the equatorial insolation has had only one maximum and one minimum throughout the seasonal cycle because of Milankovitch orbital variations. Here a state-of-the-art coupled atmosphere?ocean general circulation model is used to study the effect of such insolation forcing on equatorial surface properties, including air and sea temperature, salinity, winds, and currents. It is shown that the equatorial seasonality is altered according to the insolation with, for example, either maximum sea surface temperature (SST) close to the vernal equinox and minimum SST close to the autumnal equinox or vice versa. The results may have important implications for understanding tropical climate as well as for the interpretation of proxy data collected from equatorial regions.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleThe Effect of Milankovitch Variations in Insolation on Equatorial Seasonality
typeJournal Paper
journal volume23
journal issue23
journal titleJournal of Climate
identifier doi10.1175/2010JCLI3700.1
journal fristpage6133
journal lastpage6142
treeJournal of Climate:;2010:;volume( 023 ):;issue: 023
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