Fig. 9: Multi-model simulations showing rainfall response in East Asia to the end of the Green Sahara.
From: Tipping point-induced abrupt shifts in East Asian hydroclimate since the Last Glacial Maximum
The maps show annual, summer and autumn rainfall differences between the simulations MHORB (mid-Holocene experiment with orbital forcing only) and MHGSRD (mid-Holocene experiment with orbital forcing, a vegetated Sahara and reduced dust emissions) performed with EC-Earth36 (a–c), CCSM498 (d–f), iCESM99 (g–i), and GISS100 (j–l), respectively. Pann: annual rainfall; Pjja: summer rainfall; Pson: autumn rainfall. Brown (blue) hexagrams (this study) and circles indicate proxy records with drying (wetting) climate during the mid- to late Holocene transition.
