@article{fdi:010075199, title = {{T}ropical {S}outh {A}tlantic influence on {N}ortheastern {B}razil precipitation and {ITCZ} displacement during the past 2300 years}, author = {{U}tida, {G}. and {C}ruz, {F}. {W}. and {E}tourneau, {J}. and {B}ouloubassi, {I}. and {S}chefuss, {E}. and {V}uille, {M}. and {N}ovello, {V}. {F}. and {P}rado, {L}. {F}. and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {K}lein, {V}. and {Z}ular, {A}. and {V}iana, {J}. {C}. {C}. and {T}urcq, {B}runo}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ecent paleoclimatic studies suggest that changes in the tropical rainbelt across the {A}tlantic {O}cean during the past two millennia are linked to a latitudinal shift of the {I}ntertropical {C}onvergence {Z}one ({ITCZ}) driven by the {N}orthern {H}emisphere ({NH}) climate. {H}owever, little is known regarding other potential drivers that can affect tropical {A}tlantic rainfall, mainly due to the scarcity of adequate and high-resolution records. {I}n this study, we fill this gap by reconstructing precipitation changes in {N}ortheastern {B}razil during the last 2,300 years from a high-resolution lake record of hydrogen isotope compositions of plant waxes. {W}e find that regional precipitation along the coastal area of {S}outh {A}merica was not solely governed by north-south displacements of the {ITCZ} due to changes in {NH} climate, but also by the contraction and expansion of the tropical rainbelt due to variations in sea surface temperature and southeast trade winds in the tropical {S}outh {A}tlantic {B}asin.}, keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature}, volume = {9}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 1698 [8 p.]}, ISSN = {2045-2322}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1038/s41598-018-38003-6}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075199}, }