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Examining the contribution of the observed global warming trend to the California droughts of 2012/13 and 2013/14

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http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0477-95.9.S1.1
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Funk, Chris, Hoell, Andrew, and Stone, Dáithí
Date: 
2014
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Long-term SST warming trends did not contribute substantially to the 2012/13 and 2013/14 California droughts. North Pacific SSTs were exceptionally warm, however, and coupled models indicate more frequent
extreme precipitation.

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Funk, Chris, Andrew Hoell, and Dáithí Stone. 2014. “Examining the Contribution of the Observed Global Warming Trend to the California Droughts of 2012/13 and 2013/14.” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 95 (9, Special Supplement): S11–15.

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