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    Regional Effects of the Mount Pinatubo Eruption on the Middle East and the Red Sea

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    Osipov, Sergey cc
    Stenchikov, Georgiy L. cc
    KAUST Department
    Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Program
    Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
    Earth Science and Engineering Program
    Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
    Date
    2017-11-19
    Online Publication Date
    2017-11-19
    Print Publication Date
    2017-11
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/625975
    
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    The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo had dramatic effects on the regional climate in the Middle East. Though acknowledged, these effects have not been thoroughly studied. To fill this gap and to advance understanding of the mechanisms that control variability in the Middle East's regional climate, we simulated the impact of the 1991 Pinatubo eruption using a regional coupled ocean-atmosphere modeling system set for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) domain. We used the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport (COAWST) framework, which couples the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) model with the Regional Oceanic Modeling System (ROMS). We modified the WRF model to account for the radiative effect of volcanic aerosols. Our coupled ocean-atmosphere simulations verified by available observations revealed strong perturbations in the energy balance of the Red Sea, which drove thermal and circulation responses. Our modeling approach allowed us to separate changes in the atmospheric circulation caused by the impact of the volcano from direct regional radiative cooling from volcanic aerosols. The atmospheric circulation effect was significantly stronger than the direct volcanic aerosols effect. We found that the Red Sea response to the Pinatubo eruption was stronger and qualitatively different from that of the global ocean system. Our results suggest that major volcanic eruptions significantly affect the climate in the Middle East and the Red Sea and should be carefully taken into account in assessments of long-term climate variability and warming trends in MENA and the Red Sea.
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    Osipov S, Stenchikov G (2017) Regional Effects of the Mount Pinatubo Eruption on the Middle East and the Red Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2017jc013182.
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    ERA-Interim data were obtained from the ECMWF Data Server with 0.75 by 0.75 degree horizontal and 6-hour temporal resolution. We thank the Supercomputing Laboratory at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia for computer time. Research reported in this publication was supported by KAUST. The simulation results and supporting data sets are available from KAUST library repository and Supercomputing Laboratory.
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    American Geophysical Union (AGU)
    Journal
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
    DOI
    10.1002/2017jc013182
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    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JC013182/abstract
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    10.1002/2017jc013182
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    Articles; Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Program; Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; Earth Science and Engineering Program; Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division

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