Figure 6.
Superposed epoch analysis. Solar irradiance (this study) and northern Fennoscandian summer-temperature (June through August) reconstructions37 centered on eleven large volcanic eruptions of the past two centuries34 overlapping our living tree δ13C chronology (AD 1831–2011) expressed by their reconstructed values (a,b) and values normalized relative to the AD 1961–1990 period (c) and with respect to the five years preceding the volcanic events (d). Consistent with an expected response34, the strongest signal of temperature response during the summer season was demonstrated for year +2 (vertical dashed line). Our new chronology illustrates this response also as a reduction in solar irradiance.