Articles | Volume 3, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-811-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-811-2022
Research article
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29 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 29 Jul 2022

Decline in Etesian winds after large volcanic eruptions in the last millennium

Stergios Misios, Ioannis Logothetis, Mads F. Knudsen, Christoffer Karoff, Vassilis Amiridis, and Kleareti Tourpali

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AR by Stergios Misios on behalf of the Authors (17 May 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (07 Jun 2022) by Heini Wernli
AR by Stergios Misios on behalf of the Authors (15 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
We investigate the impact of strong volcanic eruptions on the northerly Etesian winds blowing in the eastern Mediterranean. Μodel simulations of the last millennium demonstrate a robust reduction in the total number of days with Etesian winds in the post-eruption summers. The decline in the Etesian winds is attributed to a weakened Indian summer monsoon in the post-eruption summer. These findings could improve seasonal predictions of the wind circulation in the eastern Mediterranean.