Solar Influence on the North Atlantic Oscillation - Initial Results
Some initial investigations into various atmospheric phenomena and the influence of the solar cycle on weather have been made. Strongly negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) indices, which cause cold and dry winter weather in North West Europe, rarely occur during periods of high solar activity....
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.1505.05285 2023-05-15T17:28:05+02:00 Solar Influence on the North Atlantic Oscillation - Initial Results Dacie, Sally 2015 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1505.05285 https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.05285 unknown arXiv arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics physics.ao-ph FOS Physical sciences Preprint Article article CreativeWork 2015 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1505.05285 2022-04-01T12:15:05Z Some initial investigations into various atmospheric phenomena and the influence of the solar cycle on weather have been made. Strongly negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) indices, which cause cold and dry winter weather in North West Europe, rarely occur during periods of high solar activity. Coupling between the troposphere and stratosphere is discussed, particularly in the context of Polar-night jet oscillation events (defined by Hitchcock et al., 2013) and the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation. The energy of North Atlantic hurricanes (as indicated by the Accumulated Cyclone Energy Index, ACE) is also linked to solar activity, via UV heating at the tropopause (Elsner et al., 2010), and is suggested as a possible mechanism through which solar activity could influence the NAO. Finally the lack of solar influence on the NAO before $\sim$ 1950 is addressed, with a possible cause being the smaller solar cycle amplitudes. This short report contains several ideas, which may be worth pursuing further. : 10 pages, 5 figures, Report North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation polar night DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Hitchcock ENVELOPE(-64.833,-64.833,-68.800,-68.800) |
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Some initial investigations into various atmospheric phenomena and the influence of the solar cycle on weather have been made. Strongly negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) indices, which cause cold and dry winter weather in North West Europe, rarely occur during periods of high solar activity. Coupling between the troposphere and stratosphere is discussed, particularly in the context of Polar-night jet oscillation events (defined by Hitchcock et al., 2013) and the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation. The energy of North Atlantic hurricanes (as indicated by the Accumulated Cyclone Energy Index, ACE) is also linked to solar activity, via UV heating at the tropopause (Elsner et al., 2010), and is suggested as a possible mechanism through which solar activity could influence the NAO. Finally the lack of solar influence on the NAO before $\sim$ 1950 is addressed, with a possible cause being the smaller solar cycle amplitudes. This short report contains several ideas, which may be worth pursuing further. : 10 pages, 5 figures, |
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Solar Influence on the North Atlantic Oscillation - Initial Results |
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Solar Influence on the North Atlantic Oscillation - Initial Results |
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Solar Influence on the North Atlantic Oscillation - Initial Results |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1505.05285 https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.05285 |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation polar night |
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