Atmospheric circulation patterns during late Pleistocene climate changes at Lake Malawi, Africa

• Published in: Earth and planetary science letters Vol. 312; no. 3; pp. 318 - 326
• Main Authors: Konecky, Bronwen L., Russell, James M., Johnson, Thomas C., Brown, Erik T., Berke, Melissa A., Werne, Josef P., Huang, Yongsong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.12.2011
• Subjects: Air masses; Atmospheric circulation; Atmospherics; Climate; East Africa; Hydrogen isotopes; Hydrology; Lake Malawi; Lakes; Leaf waxes; Megadroughts; Moisture; Waxes; Africa, Nyasa L; AS, Atlantic, Intertropical Convergence Zone; Leaf waxes; Hydrogen isotopes; Megadroughts; Lake Malawi; East Africa

The climate of tropical Africa transitioned from an interval of pronounced, orbitally-paced megadroughts to more humid and stable conditions approximately 70,000 years ago (Scholz et al., 2007). The regional atmospheric circulation patterns that accompanied these climatic changes, however, are uncle...