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Pacific temperature trends

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There has been much debate on how tropical Pacific sea surface temperature will change under global warming. Now research sheds light on this debate by removing the El Niño/Southern Oscillation signal to provide a clearer story.

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  1. Mat Collins is at the University of Exeter, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Harrison Building, North Park Road, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK,

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Collins, M. Pacific temperature trends. Nature Clim Change 2, 646–647 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1673

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