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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1601-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1601-2022
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Research article
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12 Jul 2022
Research article |
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| 12 Jul 2022
Was there a volcanic-induced long-lasting cooling over the Northern Hemisphere in the mid-6th–7th century?
Evelien van Dijk
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Johann Jungclaus
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
Stephan Lorenz
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
Claudia Timmreck
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Short summary
A double volcanic eruption in 536 and 540 CE caused one of the coldest decades during the last 2000 years. We analyzed new climate model simulations from that period and found a cooling of up to 2°C and a sea-ice extent up to 200 km further south. Complex interactions between sea ice and ocean circulation lead to a reduction in the northward ocean heat transport, which makes the sea ice extend further south; this in turn leads to a surface cooling up to 20 years after the eruptions.
A double volcanic eruption in 536 and 540 CE caused one of the coldest decades during the last...
