Evidence of solar and tropical-ocean forcing of hydroclimate cycles in southeastern Australia for the past 6500 years

H A McGowan; Samuel K Marx; J Soderholm; J Denholm

doi:10.1029/2010GL042918

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Evidence of solar and tropical-ocean forcing of hydroclimate cycles in southeastern Australia for the past 6500 years

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Evidence of solar and tropical-ocean forcing of hydroclimate cycles in southeastern Australia for the past 6500 years

H A McGowan, Samuel K Marx, J Soderholm and J Denholm

Geophysical Research Letters, Vol.37(L10705), pp.1-5

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL042918

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Astronomical and Space Sciences

Geophysics

climate cycles

solar forcing

hydroclimate

Evidence of solar and tropical-ocean forcing of climate cycles has been found in numerous palaeoclimate records. Numerical modelling studies show physical mechanisms by which direct and indirect solar forcing may affect climate, while there is mounting evidence of solar forcing of tropical ocean-atmosphere teleconnections. This study has developed a 6500 year record of dust deposition, a proxy for regional hydroclimate variability for the Snowy Mountains region of Australia. Spectral analysis of the record provides evidence of statistically significant cycles in dust deposition of 35-43 years, 62-73 years, 161 years and 2200 years. These correlate with variability in solar irradiance and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). We present evidence to support physical links between variability in solar irradiance and change in the hydroclimate of southeast Australia and suggest that the effects of global warming and solar maxima on atmospheric circulation over extra-tropical regions may exacerbate these impacts.

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Title: Evidence of solar and tropical-ocean forcing of hydroclimate cycles in southeastern Australia for the past 6500 years
Authors: H A McGowan (Author) - University of Queensland
Samuel K Marx (Author) - University of Queensland
J Soderholm (Author) - University of Queensland
J Denholm (Author) - Snowy Hydro Limited
Publication details: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol.37(L10705), pp.1-5
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Date published: 2010
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL042918
ISSN: 0094-8276
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450252202621
Output Type: Journal article

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