%0 journal article %@ 1814-9324 %A Wagner, S., Fast, I., Kaspar, F. %D 2012 %J Climate of the Past %N 5 %P 1599-1620 %R doi:10.5194/cp-8-1599-2012 %T Comparison of 20th century and pre-industrial climate over South America in regional model simulations %U https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-1599-2012 5 %X Our results indicate that besides the direct effect of greenhouse gas changes, large-scale changes in atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperatures also exert an influence on temperature and precipitation changes in southern South America. These combined changes in turn affect the relationship between climate and atmospheric circulation between PD and PI times and should be considered for the statistical reconstruction of climate indices calibrated within present-day climate data.