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Indian summer monsoon influence on the climate in the North Atlantic–European region

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Previous studies have shown that climate anomalies over the North Atlantic–Europe (NAE) can influence the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) variability. It is, however, still an outstanding question whether the latter has a significant impact on the former. In this study, observational evidences indicate that the interannual variability of ISM is closely linked to the climate anomalies over NAE. A strong ISM is often associated with significant above normal precipitation over most of western Europe. Meanwhile, positive surface air temperature (SAT) anomalies are usually observed over the Mediterranean, accompanied by below normal SAT in Western Europe during a strong ISM summer. The situation is just opposite during a weak ISM summer. A global primitive equation model is utilized to assess the mechanism of the above observed connection.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. Ruping Mo and the two reviewers for their helpful comments on the early version of this manuscript. Zhiwei Wu is supported by the Sustainable Agriculture Environment Systems (SAGES) research initiative of Agriculture and Afri-Food Canada through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Fellowship Program and the National Basic Research Program “973” (Grant No. 2010CB950400).

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Lin, H., Wu, Z. Indian summer monsoon influence on the climate in the North Atlantic–European region. Clim Dyn 39, 303–311 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-011-1286-8

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