Table 2 List of five major tropical volcanic eruptions since 1870 used in this study

From: Extreme Tibetan Plateau cooling caused by tropical volcanism

Name

Date

Location

AOD(550 nm)

IVI2 (Tg)

VEI

Krakatau

26–27 Aug 1883

6.1°S, 105.4°E

0.16

22

6

Santa Maria

24–25 Oct 1902

14.8°N, 91.6°W

0.08

4

5

Agung

17 Mar, 16 May 1963

8.3°S, 115.5°E

0.09

17

5

El Chichón

3-4 Apr 1982

17.4°N, 93.2°W

0.10

14

5

Pinatubo

15 Jun 1991

15.1°N, 120.4°W

0.15

30

6