Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-811-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-811-2018
Research article
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18 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 18 Jun 2018

Assessing the impact of large volcanic eruptions of the last millennium (850–1850 CE) on Australian rainfall regimes

Stephanie A. P. Blake, Sophie C. Lewis, Allegra N. LeGrande, and Ron L. Miller

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (11 Dec 2017) by Stefan Bronnimann
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Apr 2018) by Stefan Bronnimann
AR by Stephanie Blake on behalf of the Authors (10 May 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (17 May 2018) by Stefan Bronnimann
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Short summary
We studied the impact of the six largest tropical eruptions in reference to Australian precipitation, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Volcanic forcing increased the likelihood of El Niños and positive IODs (pIOD) and caused positive rainfall anomalies over north-west (NW) and south-east (SE) Australia. Larger sulfate loading caused more persistent pIOD and El Niños, enhanced precipitation over NW Australia, and dampened precipitation over SE Australia.