Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperature
Abstract The western equatorial Pacific (WEP) plays an important role on global climate. Many studies have reported the classical orbital cycles in the WEP temperature variations, but the half-precession (~10-kyr) cycle, despite its uniqueness in the equatorial insolation, is paid less attention. He...
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| description | Abstract The western equatorial Pacific (WEP) plays an important role on global climate. Many studies have reported the classical orbital cycles in the WEP temperature variations, but the half-precession (~10-kyr) cycle, despite its uniqueness in the equatorial insolation, is paid less attention. Here, a systematic study on the half-precession cycle in the WEP temperature is performed based on the analysis of transient climate simulations covering the past 800,000 years, combined with high-resolution temperature reconstructions. The results show that the half-precession cycle is a significant signal in the WEP temperature. The model simulations show that in response to astronomical forcing, the half-precession cycle in the WEP surface and upper subsurface temperatures is driven by maximum equatorial insolation, while it is driven by bi-hemisphere maximum insolation in the lower subsurface temperature. The different forcing mechanisms at different depths are related to distinct local ocean circulation patterns. The astronomically-induced half-precession cycles are modulated by eccentricity, CO2 and ice sheets. Given the importance of WEP on global climate, the half-precession cycle in the WEP temperature may contribute to the half-precession signal recorded in other regions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7dbdcfcf770d4fc6833d209705ba069c2025-08-20T03:13:14ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-02-0116111110.1038/s41467-025-57076-2Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperatureZhipeng Wu0Qiuzhen Yin1André Berger2Zhengtang Guo3Earth and Climate Research Center, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de LouvainEarth and Climate Research Center, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de LouvainEarth and Climate Research Center, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de LouvainState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of SciencesAbstract The western equatorial Pacific (WEP) plays an important role on global climate. Many studies have reported the classical orbital cycles in the WEP temperature variations, but the half-precession (~10-kyr) cycle, despite its uniqueness in the equatorial insolation, is paid less attention. Here, a systematic study on the half-precession cycle in the WEP temperature is performed based on the analysis of transient climate simulations covering the past 800,000 years, combined with high-resolution temperature reconstructions. The results show that the half-precession cycle is a significant signal in the WEP temperature. The model simulations show that in response to astronomical forcing, the half-precession cycle in the WEP surface and upper subsurface temperatures is driven by maximum equatorial insolation, while it is driven by bi-hemisphere maximum insolation in the lower subsurface temperature. The different forcing mechanisms at different depths are related to distinct local ocean circulation patterns. The astronomically-induced half-precession cycles are modulated by eccentricity, CO2 and ice sheets. Given the importance of WEP on global climate, the half-precession cycle in the WEP temperature may contribute to the half-precession signal recorded in other regions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57076-2 |
| spellingShingle | Zhipeng Wu Qiuzhen Yin André Berger Zhengtang Guo Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperature Nature Communications |
| title | Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperature |
| title_full | Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperature |
| title_fullStr | Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperature |
| title_short | Forcing mechanisms of the half-precession cycle in the western equatorial Pacific temperature |
| title_sort | forcing mechanisms of the half precession cycle in the western equatorial pacific temperature |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57076-2 |
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