Dynamics of the intertropical convergence zone over the western Pacific during the Little Ice Age

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Yan ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Willie Soon ◽  
Zhisheng An ◽  
Weijian Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Little Ice Age ◽  
Intertropical Convergence Zone ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
Convergence Zone ◽  
The Western Pacific

scholarly journals Obliquity pacing of the western Pacific Intertropical Convergence Zone over the past 282,000 years

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Liu ◽  
Li Lo ◽  
Zhengguo Shi ◽  
Kuo-Yen Wei ◽  
Chien-Ju Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intertropical Convergence Zone ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Convergence Zone ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Western Pacific

scholarly journals Intertropical convergence zone variability in the Neotropics during the Common Era

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. eaax3644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yemane Asmerom ◽  
James U. L. Baldini ◽  
Keith M. Prufer ◽  
Victor J. Polyak ◽  
Harriet E. Ridley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Little Ice Age ◽  
Intertropical Convergence Zone ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
Convergence Zone ◽  
Social Unrest ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Era

Large changes in hydroclimate in the Neotropics implied by proxy evidence, such as during the Little Ice Age, have been attributed to meridional shifts of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), although alternative modes of ITCZ variability have also been suggested. Here, we use seasonally resolved stalagmite rainfall proxy data from the modern northern limit of the ITCZ in southern Belize, combined with records from across the Neotropics and subtropics, to fingerprint ITCZ variability during the Common Era. Our data are consistent with models that suggest ITCZ expansion and weakening during globally cold climate intervals and contraction and intensification during global warmth. As a result, regions currently in the margins of the ITCZ in both hemispheres are likely transitioning to more arid and highly variable conditions, aggravating current trends of increased social unrest and mass migration.

Greenhouses, hot water bottles, cycles and the future of New Zealand climate

2009 ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
W.P. De Lange
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Infrared Radiation ◽  
Little Ice Age ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Almost All

The Greenhouse Effect acts to slow the escape of infrared radiation to space, and hence warms the atmosphere. The oceans derive almost all of their thermal energy from the sun, and none from infrared radiation in the atmosphere. The thermal energy stored by the oceans is transported globally and released after a range of different time periods. The release of thermal energy from the oceans modifies the behaviour of atmospheric circulation, and hence varies climate. Based on ocean behaviour, New Zealand can expect weather patterns similar to those from 1890-1922 and another Little Ice Age may develop this century.

RECOVERY FROM THE LITTLE ICE AGE: GEOTHERMAL EVIDENCES

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Gornostayeva ◽  
◽  
Dmitry Demezhko ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Little Ice Age ◽  
Ice Age
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