Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions
Background conditions have the potential to influence the climate response to strong tropical volcanic eruptions. As a case study, we systematically assess the decadal climate response to the April 1815 Tambora eruption in a set of full-complexity Earth system model simulations. Three 10-member simu...
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ftuniveneziairis:oai:iris.unive.it:10278/3711211 2024-04-14T08:07:38+00:00 Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions Zanchettin, Davide Bothe, Oliver Graf, Hans F. Lorenz, Stephan J. Luterbacher, Juerg Timmreck, Claudia Jungclaus, Johann H. Zanchettin, Davide Bothe, Oliver Graf, Hans F. Lorenz, Stephan J. Luterbacher, Juerg Timmreck, Claudia Jungclaus, Johann H. 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3711211 https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50229 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2169-8996 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000325272000011 volume:118 issue:10 firstpage:4090 lastpage:4106 numberofpages:17 journal:JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. ATMOSPHERES http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3711211 doi:10.1002/jgrd.50229 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84880368171 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2169-8996 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Background climate condition Decadal climate response Simulation ensemble Tambora Volcanic forcing Geophysic Forestry Oceanography Aquatic Science Ecology Water Science and Technology Soil Science Geochemistry and Petrology Earth-Surface Processe Atmospheric Science Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Space and Planetary Science Paleontology Settore GEO/12 - Oceanografia e Fisica dell'Atmosfera info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2013 ftuniveneziairis https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50229 2024-03-21T18:16:57Z Background conditions have the potential to influence the climate response to strong tropical volcanic eruptions. As a case study, we systematically assess the decadal climate response to the April 1815 Tambora eruption in a set of full-complexity Earth system model simulations. Three 10-member simulation ensembles are evaluated which describe the climate evolution of the early 19th century under (1) full-forcing conditions, (2) volcanic forcing-only conditions, and (3) volcanic forcing-only conditions excluding events preceding the Tambora eruption. The amplitude of the simulated radiative perturbation induced by the Tambora eruption depends only marginally on the background conditions. In contrast, simulated near-surface atmospheric and especially oceanic dynamics evolve significantly differently after the eruption under different background conditions. In particular, large inter-ensemble differences are found in the post-Tambora decadal evolution of oceanic heat transport and sea ice in the North Atlantic/Arctic Ocean. They reveal the existence of multiple response pathways that depend on background conditions. Background conditions are therefore not merely a source of additive noise for post-eruption decadal climate variability but actively influence the mechanisms involved in the post-eruption decadal evolution. Hence, background conditions should appropriately be accounted for in future ensemble-based numerical studies. Key Points The background state affects the decadal climate response to volcanic eruptionsBackground conditions actively influence the climate response mechanismsNorth Atlantic/Arctic oceanic heat transport and sea ice are key factor ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Atlantic Arctic Atlantic-Arctic North Atlantic Sea ice Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia: ARCA (Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca) Arctic Arctic Ocean Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 118 10 4090 4106 |
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Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Background climate condition Decadal climate response Simulation ensemble Tambora Volcanic forcing Geophysic Forestry Oceanography Aquatic Science Ecology Water Science and Technology Soil Science Geochemistry and Petrology Earth-Surface Processe Atmospheric Science Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Space and Planetary Science Paleontology Settore GEO/12 - Oceanografia e Fisica dell'Atmosfera |
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Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Background climate condition Decadal climate response Simulation ensemble Tambora Volcanic forcing Geophysic Forestry Oceanography Aquatic Science Ecology Water Science and Technology Soil Science Geochemistry and Petrology Earth-Surface Processe Atmospheric Science Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Space and Planetary Science Paleontology Settore GEO/12 - Oceanografia e Fisica dell'Atmosfera Zanchettin, Davide Bothe, Oliver Graf, Hans F. Lorenz, Stephan J. Luterbacher, Juerg Timmreck, Claudia Jungclaus, Johann H. Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions |
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Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Background climate condition Decadal climate response Simulation ensemble Tambora Volcanic forcing Geophysic Forestry Oceanography Aquatic Science Ecology Water Science and Technology Soil Science Geochemistry and Petrology Earth-Surface Processe Atmospheric Science Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Space and Planetary Science Paleontology Settore GEO/12 - Oceanografia e Fisica dell'Atmosfera |
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Background conditions have the potential to influence the climate response to strong tropical volcanic eruptions. As a case study, we systematically assess the decadal climate response to the April 1815 Tambora eruption in a set of full-complexity Earth system model simulations. Three 10-member simulation ensembles are evaluated which describe the climate evolution of the early 19th century under (1) full-forcing conditions, (2) volcanic forcing-only conditions, and (3) volcanic forcing-only conditions excluding events preceding the Tambora eruption. The amplitude of the simulated radiative perturbation induced by the Tambora eruption depends only marginally on the background conditions. In contrast, simulated near-surface atmospheric and especially oceanic dynamics evolve significantly differently after the eruption under different background conditions. In particular, large inter-ensemble differences are found in the post-Tambora decadal evolution of oceanic heat transport and sea ice in the North Atlantic/Arctic Ocean. They reveal the existence of multiple response pathways that depend on background conditions. Background conditions are therefore not merely a source of additive noise for post-eruption decadal climate variability but actively influence the mechanisms involved in the post-eruption decadal evolution. Hence, background conditions should appropriately be accounted for in future ensemble-based numerical studies. Key Points The background state affects the decadal climate response to volcanic eruptionsBackground conditions actively influence the climate response mechanismsNorth Atlantic/Arctic oceanic heat transport and sea ice are key factor ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. |
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Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions |
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Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions |
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Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions |
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Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions |
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Background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions |
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background conditions influence the decadal climate response to strong volcanic eruptions |
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