Extending and understanding the South West Western Australian rainfall record using a snowfall reconstruction from Law Dome, East Antarctica

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: Zheng, Y, Jong, LM, Phipps, SJ, Roberts, JL, Moy, AD, Curran, MAJ, van Ommen, TD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 2021
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Climate change science; Climate change processes; East Antarctica; Law Dome; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1973-2021; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/147234

South West Western Australia (SWWA) has experienced a prolonged reduction in rainfall in recent decades, with associated reductions in regional water supply and residential and agricultural impacts. The cause of the reduction has been widely considered but remains unclear. The relatively short lengt...