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Drought in the Sahel

Zeng, Ning·2003·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1090849
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Abstract

Since the 1960s, the semi-arid Sahel region in Africa has experienced a severe drought. In his Perspective, Zeng analyzes the possible causes of this drought. He highlights the report of Giannini et al ., whose model study suggests that changes in worldwide sea surface temperatures have played a key role in the Sahel drought. Natural vegetation processes and land use change probably reinforced the oceanic changes to produce the unusual drought. The relative magnitudes of natural and anthropogenic influences on Sahel climate remain to be quantified. If the trend in global sea surface temperature is related to anthropogenic global warming, the Sahel may be a harbinger of global changes.

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Authors
Zeng, N.
Affiliations
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (US)
Corresponding author
Zeng, Ning
ORCID
Zeng, Ning
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2003-11-07
Volume
302
Issue
5647
Pages
999-1000
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1090849
OpenAlex
W1505401644
Cited by
211
References
1
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Keywords
Sahel drought, sea surface temperature, global warming, anthropogenic climate change, natural climate variability, land use change, vegetation feedback, semi-arid climate, climate change attribution

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