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Testing the mid-latitude hydrologic seesaw

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arising from: K.-N. Jo et al. Nature 508, 378–382 (2014); doi:10.1038/nature13076

The hydrologic cycle is one of Earth’s fundamental physical processes. Jo et al.1 propose that a centennial to millennial scale interhemispheric hydrologic seesaw operates in the mid-latitudes; this is an important concept because, if correct, it provides further insight into the operation of the cycle. The hypothesis is tested here, but results lead to questions concerning the general validity of the proposed seesaw. Thus further testing is required to prove the concept. There is a Reply to this Brief Communication Arising by Jo, K.-N. et al. Nature 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14977 (2015).

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Figure 1: Comparison of the relative probability density distributions of speleothem ages from Korea, southeastern Australia and New Zealand for the interval 11–300 ka.

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