Anomalies
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
Dec
Precipitation - Evaporation
21 ka
-5
16 ka
-2
14 ka
-1
11 ka
0
+1
6 ka
+2
Present
+5 mm/d
21 ka
-2
16 ka
-1
14 ka
-.5
0
11 ka
+.5
+1
6 ka
+2 mm/d
FIGURE 8+1: Temporal (21 ka to present) and seasonal variations of precipitation minus evaporation, along with the simulated past
(experiment) minus simulated present (control) anomalies.
Whitlock, C., P.J. Bartlein, V. Markgraf and A.C. Ashworth, 2001, The mid-latitudes of North and South America during the Last
Glacial Maximum and Early Holocene: similar paleoclimatic sequences despite differing large-scale controls. In V. Markgraf ed.
Interhemispheric Climate Linkages: Present and Past Interhemispheric Climate Linkages in the Americas and their Societal Effects.
Academic Press. pp. 391-416.