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Figure 5

From: Oman coral δ18O seawater record suggests that Western Indian Ocean upwelling uncouples from the Indian Ocean Dipole during the global-warming hiatus

Figure 5

Schematic figures of the climate patterns in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. The maps were generated using Generic Mapping Tools (GMT ver. 4.5.1242). (a) In the positive-IOD state during 20th century global-warming and (b) in the positive-IOD state during the global-warming hiatus. Map view: color shading indicates the SST gradient (warm: red, cold: blue) in each period. Vertical profiles: color shading indicates the thermocline depth along the equator (warm: red, cold: blue). Black (grey) arrows indicate the stronger (weaker) Walker circulation. Black (grey) solid allows indicate the strong (weak) Indian/Arabian summer monsoon. During the global-warming hiatus, the western Indian Ocean uncouples from the IOD.

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