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Tropical Atlantic Response to Last Millennium Volcanic Forcing

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Author(s):
Prado, Luciana Figueiredo [1] ; Wainer, Ilana [2] ; da Silva Dias, Pedro Leite [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Brasilia, Inst Geociencias, ICC Ala Cent, Campus Univ Darcy Ribeiro, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, 191 Cidade Univ, BR-05508120 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, Rua Matao, 1226 Cidade Univ, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: ATMOSPHERE; v. 9, n. 11 NOV 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Climate responses to volcanic eruptions include changes in the distribution of temperature and precipitation such as those associated with El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Recent studies suggest an ENSO-positive phase after a volcanic eruption. In the Atlantic Basin, a similar mode of variability is referred as the Atlantic Nino, which is related to precipitation variability in West Africa and South America. Both ENSO and Atlantic Nino are characterized in the tropics by conjoined fluctuations in sea surface temperature (SST), zonal winds, and thermocline depth. Here, we examine possible responses of the Tropical Atlantic to last millennium volcanic forcing via SST, zonal winds, and thermocline changes. We used simulation results from the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Earth System Model Last Millennium Ensemble single-forcing experiment ranging from 850 to 1850 C.E. Our results show an SST cooling in the Tropical Atlantic during the post-eruption year accompanied by differences in the Atlantic Nino associated feedback. However, we found no significant deviations in zonal winds and thermocline depth related to the volcanic forcing in the first 10 years after the eruption. Changes in South America and Africa monsoon precipitation regimes related to the volcanic forcing were detected, as well as in the Intertropical Convergence Zone position and associated precipitation. These precipitation responses derive primarily from Southern and Tropical volcanic eruptions and occur predominantly during the austral summer and autumn of the post-eruption year. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/50686-1 - Paleo-constraints on monsoon evolution and dynamics
Grantee:Pedro Leite da Silva Dias
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants