Examining the potential contributions of extreme 'Western V' sea surface temperatures to the 2017 MAMJ East African drought
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Abstract
Anthropogenic warming of Western V sea surface temperatures contributed to East African drought. Extremely warm (FAR=1) Western V SST doubled the probability of drought, contributing to widespread food insecurity.
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Funk, C., Hoell, A., Nicholson, S.E., Korecha, D., Galu, G., Fetene, T., Kinfe, H., Harrison, L., Zewdu, S., Abebe, T., Zachary, A., Pomposi, C., Pedreros, D., 2019, Examining the potential contributions of extreme 'Western V' sea surface temperatures to the 2017 MAMJ East African drought: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v. 100, no. 1, p. S111-S117, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0108.1.
ISSN: 1520-0477 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Examining the potential contributions of extreme 'Western V' sea surface temperatures to the 2017 MAMJ East African drought |
| Series title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |
| DOI | 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0108.1 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AMS |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | S111 |
| Last page | S117 |