Delayed slow ocean response to CO2 removal causes asymmetric tropical rainfall change (IMAGE)

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Delayed slow ocean response to CO2 removal causes asymmetric tropical rainfall change

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Fig. 2. Pattern of tropical SST changes and the timescale decomposition. Changes in tropical SST in 2 °C warming time slices during CO2 ramp-up (a) and -down (b). The normalized fast (c) and slow (d) changes in tropical SST. (e, f) As in (c, d) but with the tropical mean (shown in the top-right corner) removed. (g) The 21-year running mean contribution of the fast (Ft; blue) and slow (St; red) responses in the CO2 ramp-up/ramp-down experiment. Their sum (purple) is shown to compare with the total global mean warming (black). The dashed vertical line and two grey bands are the same as in Fig. 1a.

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