Energetic particle forcing of the Northern Hemisphere winter stratosphere: comparison to solar irradiance forcing

• Published in: Frontiers in Physics
• Main Authors: Seppala, Annika, Clilverd, Mark A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Midwinter; polar night
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/508485/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/508485/1/fphy-02-00025.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2014.00025

Variation in solar irradiance is considered an important factor in natural climate forcing. Variations in the solar UV in particular are now regarded as a major source of decadal variability in the stratosphere, influencing surface climate through stratosphere–troposphere coupling. However, by analy...