A PMIP3 narrative of modulation of ENSO teleconnections to the Indian summer monsoon by background changes in the Last Millennium

dc.contributor.author Tejavath, Charan Teja
dc.contributor.author Ashok, Karumuri
dc.contributor.author Chakraborty, Supriyo
dc.contributor.author Ramesh, Rengaswamy
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-26T23:49:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-26T23:49:43Z
dc.date.issued 2019-09-13
dc.description.abstract Using nine model simulations from the PMIP3, we study simulated mean Indian summer (June–September) climate and its variability during the Last Millennium (LM; CE0850-1849) with emphasis on the Medieval Warm Period (MWP; CE1000-1199) and Little Ice Age (LIA; CE1550-1749), after validation of the simulated ‘current day (CE1850-2005)’ climate and trends. We find that the simulated above (below) mean-LM summer temperatures during the MWP (LIA) are associated with relatively higher (lower) moisture, and relatively higher (lower) number of concurrent El Niños (La Niñas). Importantly, the models simulate higher (lower) Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) during the MWP (LIA) compared to the LM-mean, notwithstanding a strong simulated negative correlation between NINO3.4 index and the area-averaged ISMR. Interestingly, the percentage of the simulated strong El Niños (La Niñas) associated with negative (positive) ISMR anomalies is higher (lower) in the LIA (MWP). This nonlinearity is explained by the simulated background climate changes, as follows. Distribution of simulated anomalous 850 hPa boreal summer velocity potential during MWP in models indicates, relative to the mean LM conditions, a zone of anomalous convergence in the central tropical Pacific flanked by two zones of divergence, i.e. a westward shift in the Walker circulation. The anomalous divergence centre in the west during the MWP also extends into the equatorial eastern Indian Ocean, triggering in an anomalous convergence zone over India and relatively higher moisture transport therein and therefore excess rainfall during the MWP as compared to the LM-mean, and hence an apparent weakening in the El Niño impact.
dc.identifier.citation Climate Dynamics. v.53(5-6)
dc.identifier.issn 09307575
dc.identifier.uri 10.1007/s00382-019-04718-z
dc.identifier.uri http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00382-019-04718-z
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.uohyd.ac.in/handle/1/2549
dc.title A PMIP3 narrative of modulation of ENSO teleconnections to the Indian summer monsoon by background changes in the Last Millennium
dc.type Journal. Article
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