Past megadroughts in central Europe were longer, more severe and less warm than modern droughts
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Megadroughts are notable manifestations of the American Southwest, but not so much of the European climate. By using long-term hydrological and meteorological observations, as well as paleoclimate reconstructions, here we show that central E...
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ftzbmed:oai:frl.publisso.de:frl:6442452 2023-11-12T04:22:12+01:00 Past megadroughts in central Europe were longer, more severe and less warm than modern droughts Ionita, Monica Dima, M. Nagavciuc, V. Scholz, P. Lohmann, Gerrit 2021 https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6442452 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00130-w eng eng https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6442452 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00130-w https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://lobid.org/resources/99370686607206441#!, 2(1):61 Climate sciences Article Hydrology Zeitschriftenartikel 2021 ftzbmed https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00130-w 2023-10-22T22:06:50Z <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Megadroughts are notable manifestations of the American Southwest, but not so much of the European climate. By using long-term hydrological and meteorological observations, as well as paleoclimate reconstructions, here we show that central Europe has experienced much longer and severe droughts during the Spörer Minimum (~AD 1400–1480) and Dalton Minimum (~AD 1770–1840), than the ones observed during the 21st century. These two megadroughts appear to be linked with a cold state of the North Atlantic Ocean and enhanced winter atmospheric blocking activity over the British Isles and western part of Europe, concurrent with reduced solar forcing and explosive volcanism. Moreover, we show that the recent drought events (e.g., 2003, 2015, and 2018), are within the range of natural variability and they are not unprecedented over the last millennium.</jats:p> Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic PUBLISSO Fachrepositorium Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) Communications Earth & Environment 2 1 |
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Megadroughts are notable manifestations of the American Southwest, but not so much of the European climate. By using long-term hydrological and meteorological observations, as well as paleoclimate reconstructions, here we show that central Europe has experienced much longer and severe droughts during the Spörer Minimum (~AD 1400–1480) and Dalton Minimum (~AD 1770–1840), than the ones observed during the 21st century. These two megadroughts appear to be linked with a cold state of the North Atlantic Ocean and enhanced winter atmospheric blocking activity over the British Isles and western part of Europe, concurrent with reduced solar forcing and explosive volcanism. Moreover, we show that the recent drought events (e.g., 2003, 2015, and 2018), are within the range of natural variability and they are not unprecedented over the last millennium.</jats:p> |
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Past megadroughts in central Europe were longer, more severe and less warm than modern droughts |
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Past megadroughts in central Europe were longer, more severe and less warm than modern droughts |
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