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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-241-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-241-2021
Research article
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26 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2021

The response of annual minimum temperature on the eastern central Tibetan Plateau to large volcanic eruptions over the period 1380–2014 CE

Yajun Wang, Xuemei Shao, Yong Zhang, and Mingqi Li

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It is not clear to what extent or in what manner a strong volcanic eruption will influence temperature in different regions over the long term. Therefore, new 635-year annual mean minimum temperatures (Tmin) across the eastern central Tibetan Plateau were used to explored the response of Tmin to strong volcanic eruptions. Our results show that there is a high probability that the Tmin decreases within 2 years of a large volcanic eruption, especially when such eruptions occur in low latitudes.