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Tropical volcanism enhanced the East Asian summer monsoon during the last millennium

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  • Fei Liu

    (and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory)

  • Chaochao Gao

    (Zhejiang University)

  • Jing Chai

    (Chengdu University of Information Technology
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Alan Robock

    (Rutgers University)

  • Bin Wang

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology)

  • Jinbao Li

    (University of Hong Kong)

  • Xu Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Gang Huang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Wenjie Dong

    (and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory)

Abstract

Extreme East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall frequently induces floods that threaten millions of people, and has been generally attributed to internal climate variability. In contrast to the hydrological weakening theory of volcanic eruptions, here we present convergent empirical and modeling evidence for significant intensification of EASM rainfall in response to strong tropical volcanic eruptions. Our multi-proxy analyses show a significantly increased EASM in the first summer after tropical eruptions from 1470 AD to the present, and the more frequent occurrence of El Niños in the first boreal winter after eruptions is necessary for the enhanced EASM. Model simulation ensembles show that a volcano-induced El Niño and the associated stronger than non-volcanic El Niño warm pool air-sea interaction intensify EASM precipitation, overwhelming volcanic-induced moisture deficiency. This work sheds light on the intertwined relationship between external forcing and internal climate variability and potential flood disasters resulting from tropical volcanic eruptions.

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  • Fei Liu & Chaochao Gao & Jing Chai & Alan Robock & Bin Wang & Jinbao Li & Xu Zhang & Gang Huang & Wenjie Dong, 2022. "Tropical volcanism enhanced the East Asian summer monsoon during the last millennium," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-31108-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31108-7
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