Winter precipitation changes during the Medieval Climate Anomaly and the Little Ice Age in arid Central Asia.

Author(s): Fohlmeister, J., Plessen, B., Dudashvili, A. S., Tjallingii, R., Wolff, C., Gafurov, A., Cheng, H.

Published by: N/A

Published in: 2001

Format: Article

Region: Central Asia

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Abstract: The strength of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is considered to be the main driver of climate changes over the European and western Asian continents throughout the last millennium. For example, the predominantly warm Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) and the following cold period of the Little Ice Age (LIA) over Europe have been associated with long-lasting phases with a positive and negative NAO index. Its climatic imprint is especially pronounced in European winter seasons. However, little is known about the influence of NAO with respect to its eastern extent over the Eurasian continent.

Topics: Climate Change / Water resources / IWRM,  

Keywords: Climate Change / Water resources / IWRM,