Table 2 Sensitivity experiments using NW-150Tg over select regions in CESM-WACCM4. Date of initial perturbation is 15 May for all tests.
From: Nuclear Niño response observed in simulations of nuclear war scenarios
Name | Region | Mechanism Isolated |
|---|---|---|
EXP-MC | Maritime Continent:95°E–140°E, 15°S–15°N | Suppressed convection from surface cooling of the Maritime Continent and zonal equatorial Pacific zonal temperature gradient. |
EXP-TA | Tropical Africa: 15°E–50°W, 10°S–30°N | Eastward propagating Kelvin wave produced by reduced African convective activity. |
EXP-NH | Northern Hemisphere: North of 10°N | Equatorward shift of the ITCZ and weakening of North Pacific subtropical high pressure. |
