20. Tree rings indicate strong decadal behavior is restricted to 20th century
St. George and Ault, unpublished
21. GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
the strength of decadal and multidecadal behavior in
precipitation varies seasonally and across North America
22. PATTERNS DISTINCT FROM O-A MODES
Exceptionally strong decadal or multidecadal behavior in
terrestrial precipitation does not appear to be linearly
related to the ‘usual suspects’ of major climate modes.
23. STRONG ≠ FORCED?
Even for regions with exceptionally strong decadal
patterns, we cannot rule out the possibility that this
behavior is caused by processes with an underlying
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