Extended Data Figure 3: Regional mean anomalies and linear trends per decade for COT and AOT (unitless) in April–May–June for the period 2000–2012. | Nature

Extended Data Figure 3: Regional mean anomalies and linear trends per decade for COT and AOT (unitless) in April–May–June for the period 2000–2012.

From: Widespread decline of Congo rainforest greenness in the past decade

Extended Data Figure 3

a, b, As in Fig. 3a. c, d, As in Fig. 2a. The dramatic AOT increase in 2004 is due to volcanic eruptions of the mountains Nyamulagira and Nyiragongo, which are located on the eastern border of the study region, on 25 May 2004. However, if the year 2004 is excluded, the AOT changes little.

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