The climatic impact of the Eldgjá eruption happened in about 934AD in China was investigatedThe relevant historical data，mainly Chinese historical data，as well as the tree ring records were searched and sortedBased on the Chinese，Japanese and European historical records，as well as the tree ring records，we found that climatic cooling occurred at about 934～935AD and 939～942AD following the Eldgjá eruption The cooling of 934～935AD seemed to be regional and limited to Europe and the Middle East，and that of 939～942AD would probably be globalFollowing the Eldgjá eruption until 938AD，regional warming appeared in China with its climax in 934ADNotable cooling appeared in 939～942AD in China By a tentative estimation，the cooling magnitude would be 5～8℃ in the winter of 939/940AD in comparison with the mean winter temperature of 933～938AD in Luoyang Kaifeng area Our investigation supported that the ～934AD Eldgjá eruption would have two climaxes，iethose in about 934AD and 939AD respectively
About author: Fei Jie，male，born in 1978，is a candidate for PhDdegree in Institute of Earth Environment，Chinese Academy of Sciences，and is engaged in Quaternary geology
Cite this article:
. Impact of the Eldgjá eruption of Iceland in the tenth century
on palaeoclimate in China[J]. JOURNAL OF PALAEOGEOGRAPHY, 2004, 6(2): 241-251.
. Impact of the Eldgjá eruption of Iceland in the tenth century
on palaeoclimate in China[J]. JOPC, 2004, 6(2): 241-251.
