The Link between ENSO-like Forcing and Hydroclimate Variability of Coastal East Asia during the Last Millennium

Inconsistent reconstructions of East Asian hydroclimate for the last millennium significantly limit our understanding of the mechanisms behind climate variability during the medieval climate anomaly (MCA) and little ice age (LIA) in the region. In this study, we present new high-resolution multiproxy records (diatom, δ13C, C/N, TS) from the Mulyoungari swamp, Jeju Island, South Korea. Our results indicate that El Niño southern oscillation-like variations caused the dry MCA/wet LIA pattern in the study area. Recent paleo-ENSO studies generally support the hypothesis that the MCA was characterized by more persistent El Niño-like conditions. During El Niño events, the genesis of typhoons affecting coastal East Asia tends to diminish because of warm anomalies of eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) SSTs and downward motions over the western tropical Pacific. Therefore, coastal East Asia likely experienced a decline in typhoon-related precipitation during the MCA, in contrast to monsoon-dominated northern China. Our results additionally imply that SST anomalies in the ETP need to be carefully checked to better understand current hydroclimate variability in coastal East Asia, one of the most populated areas on earth.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

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2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

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Scientific reports - 7(2017), 1 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 8166

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Jungjae [VerfasserIn]
Han, Jiwoo [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Qiuhong [VerfasserIn]
Bahk, Junbeom [VerfasserIn]
Yi, Sangheon [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Revised 20.11.2019

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41598-017-08538-1

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NLM274849372