Onset and Evolution of Southern Annular Mode-Like Changes at Centennial Timescale

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Moreno, P.I., Vilanova, Isabel, Villa-Martínez, R., Dunbar, R.B., Mucciarone, D.A., Kaplan, M.R., Garreaud, R.D., Rojas, M., Moy, C.M., De Pol-Holz, R., Lambert, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: PATAGONIA; SOUTHERN WESTERLY WINDS; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE; LAKE SEDIMENT RECORD; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Patagonia; Argentino; Argentina; Moreno; Magallanes; Martínez; Dunbar; Rojas; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93935

The Southern Westerly Winds (SWW) are the surface expression of geostrophic winds that encircle the southern mid-latitudes. In conjunction with the Southern Ocean, they establish a coupled system that not only controls climate in the southern third of the world, but is also closely connected to the...