The Role of Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption in European Summer Hydroclimate Change
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Model and Data Description
2.1. Model and Experiments
2.2. Reconstruction Data
3. Results
3.1. Summer Hydroclimate Change over Europe after Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption
3.1.1. Comparison of Reconstruction and Simulation
3.1.2. Summer Precipitation Response to Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption over Europe
3.1.3. Summer Temperature Response to Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption over Europe
3.2. Mechanisms of European Summer Hydroclimate Changes after the Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption
4. Conclusions and Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, B.; Liu, J.; Ning, L.; Sun, W.; Yan, M.; Zhao, C.; Chen, K.; Wang, X. The Role of Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption in European Summer Hydroclimate Change. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1182. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/atmos11111182
Liu B, Liu J, Ning L, Sun W, Yan M, Zhao C, Chen K, Wang X. The Role of Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption in European Summer Hydroclimate Change. Atmosphere. 2020; 11(11):1182. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/atmos11111182
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Bin, Jian Liu, Liang Ning, Weiyi Sun, Mi Yan, Chen Zhao, Kefan Chen, and Xiaoqing Wang. 2020. "The Role of Samalas Mega Volcanic Eruption in European Summer Hydroclimate Change" Atmosphere 11, no. 11: 1182. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/atmos11111182