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Stratospheric circulation response to large Northern Hemisphere high-latitude volcanic eruptions in a global climate model
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland
Department of Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine CA 92697-3100, United States
Yannick Peings
Department of Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine CA 92697-3100, United States
Davide Zanchettin
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca'Foscari University of Venice, 30123 Venice, Italy
Gudrun Magnusdottir
Department of Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine CA 92697-3100, United States
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Here we use an Earth system model to simulate a long-lasting volcanic eruption at 65° N and investigate its impact on the stratospheric circulation. We show a polar vortex strengthening in winter 1, followed by a weakening in winters 2–3 due to surface cooling, where ocean–atmosphere interactions play a major role in the detected response. This weakening appears to trigger sudden stratospheric warming events that can cause severe cold spells throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Here we use an Earth system model to simulate a long-lasting volcanic eruption at 65° N and...
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