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On the cause of abrupt vegetation collapse in North Africa during the Holocene: Climate variability vs. vegetation feedback

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posted on 2023-06-07, 17:17 authored by Zhengyu Liu, Yi WangYi Wang, Robert Gallimore, Michael Notaro, I Colin Prentice
The abrupt desertification over the northern Africa in the mid-Holocene is studied in both a complex and a simple coupled climate-vegetation model. In contrast to the previous mechanism that relies on strong positive vegetation-climate feedback and the resulted multiple equilibria, we propose a new mechanism in which the abrupt desertification is caused by low frequency climate variability, rather than a positive vegetation-climate feedback. The implication of this new mechanism to modelling and observation is also discussed.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Geophysical Research Letters

ISSN

0094-8276

Issue

22

Volume

33

Page range

L22709

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  • Geography Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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