@article{fdi:010064883, title = {{T}eleconnection between the {I}ntertropical {C}onvergence {Z}one and southern westerly winds throughout the last deglaciation}, author = {{M}ontade, {V}. and {K}ageyama, {M}. and {C}ombourieu-{N}ebout, {N}. and {L}edru, {M}arie-{P}ierre and {M}ichel, {E}. and {S}iani, {G}. and {K}issel, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}omparison of environmental changes between northeastern {B}razil and western {P}atagonia during the last deglaciation reveals concomitant trends in moisture from the {I}ntertropical {C}onvergence {Z}one ({ITCZ}) and southern westerly winds ({SWW}). {T}he data confirm an atmospheric teleconnection between the {ITCZ} and {SWW}, associated with {A}tlantic {M}eridional {O}verturning {C}irculation ({AMOC}) variations. {W}hen the {AMOC} decreases, both the {ITCZ} and the {SWW} shift southward; they shift northward when the {AMOC} increases. {C}limate simulations in which the {AMOC} is made to vary agree with this general pattern. {A}dditional experiments performed with an atmosphere-only model show that the tropical {A}tlantic is a key area in promoting relationships between the {AMOC}, {ITCZ}, and {SWW}. {O}ur data show that this mechanism, which transfers climate changes between low and middle latitudes to high latitudes in the {S}outhern {H}emisphere, acted throughout the abrupt climatic events of the last deglaciation.}, keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {PATAGONIE} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eology}, volume = {43}, numero = {8}, pages = {735--738}, ISSN = {0091-7613}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1130/g36745.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064883}, }