This study reconstructs interannual summer North Atlantic–European jet stream latitude (EU JSL) variability from 1300–2004 CE using tree-ring data. The reconstruction reveals contrasting summer climate extremes associated with EU JSL variability, impacting biophysical, economic, and human demographic factors including wildfires and epidemics. The findings highlight the long-term influence of EU JSL variability on European climate and underscore the need to consider this variability when assessing future climate risks.
Publisher
Nature
Published On
Oct 17, 2024
Authors
Guobao Xu, Ellie Broadman, Isabel Dorado-Liñán, Lara Klippel, Matthew Meko, Ulf Büntgen, Tom De Mil, Jan Esper, Björn Gunnarson, Claudia Hartl, Paul J. Krusic, Hans W. Linderholm, Fredrik C. Ljungqvist, Francis Ludlow, Momchil Panayotov, Andrea Seim, Rob Wilson, Diana Zamora-Reyes, Valerie Trouet
Tags
North Atlantic
jet stream
climate extremes
tree-ring data
European climate
wildfires
epidemics
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