@article{fdi:010088751,
  title = {{L}unar eclipses illuminate timing and climate impact of medieval volcanism},
  author = {{G}uillet, {S}. and {C}orona, {C}. and {O}ppenheimer, {C}. and {L}avigne, {F}. and {K}hodri, {M}yriam and {L}udlow, {F}. and {S}igl, {M}. and {T}oohey, {M}. and {A}tkins, {P}. {S}. and {Y}ang, {Z}. and {M}uranaka, {T}. and {H}orikawa, {N}. and {S}toffel, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}xplosive volcanism is a key contributor to climate variability on interannual to centennial timescales(1). {U}nderstanding the far-field societal impacts of eruption-forced climatic changes requires firm event chronologies and reliable estimates of both the burden and altitude (that is, tropospheric versus stratospheric) of volcanic sulfate aerosol(2,3). {H}owever, despite progress in ice-core dating, uncertainties remain in these key factors(4). {T}his particularly hinders investigation of the role of large, temporally clustered eruptions during the {H}igh {M}edieval {P}eriod ({HMP}, 1100-1300ce), which have been implicated in the transition from the warm {M}edieval {C}limate {A}nomaly to the {L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge(5). {H}ere we shed new light on explosive volcanism during the {HMP}, drawing on analysis of contemporary reports of total lunar eclipses, from which we derive a time series of stratospheric turbidity. {B}y combining this new record with aerosol model simulations and tree-ring-based climate proxies, we refine the estimated dates of five notable eruptions and associate each with stratospheric aerosol veils. {F}ive further eruptions, including one responsible for high sulfur deposition over {G}reenland circa 1182ce, affected only the troposphere and had muted climatic consequences. {O}ur findings offer support for further investigation of the decadal-scale to centennial-scale climate response to volcanic eruptions. {A}nalysis of contemporary reports of total lunar eclipses, combined with aerosol model simulations and tree-ring-based climate proxies, allowed greater precision in dating of the occurrence of stratospheric volcanic eruptions during the {H}igh {M}edieval {P}eriod.},
  keywords = {{EUROPE} ; {MOYEN} {ORIENT} ; {ASIE} ; {GROENLAND} ; {ANTARCTIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature},
  volume = {616},
  numero = {7955},
  pages = {90--95 [+ 9 p.]},
  ISSN = {0028-0836},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41586-023-05751-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088751},
}