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Mechanisms of hydrological responses to volcanic eruptions in the Asian monsoon and westerlies-dominated subregions
Zhihong Zhuo
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Institute of Meteorology, Freie Universität Berlin, 12165 Berlin, Germany
now at: Section for Meteorology and Oceanography, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
Ingo Kirchner
Institute of Meteorology, Freie Universität Berlin, 12165 Berlin, Germany
Ulrich Cubasch
Institute of Meteorology, Freie Universität Berlin, 12165 Berlin, Germany
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Precipitation distribution is uneven in monsoon and westerlies-dominated subregions of Asia. Multi-model data from PMIP3 and CMIP5 show a distinct inverse pattern of climatological conditions after NHVAI, with an intensified aridity in the relatively wettest area but a weakened aridity in the relatively driest area of the AMR. The hydrological impacts relate to the dynamical response of the climate system to the radiative effect of volcanic aerosol and the subsequent local physical feedbacks.
Precipitation distribution is uneven in monsoon and westerlies-dominated subregions of Asia....
