Solar-forced shifts of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies during the Holocene
The Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds (SWW) constitute an important zonal circulation that influences large-scale precipitation patterns and ocean circulation. Variations in their intensity and latitudinal position have been suggested to exert a strong influence on the CO2 budget in the Southern Oc...
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ftnonlinearchiv:oai:noa.gwlb.de:cop_mods_00027589 2023-05-15T18:25:23+02:00 Solar-forced shifts of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies during the Holocene Varma, V. Prange, M. Lamy, F. Merkel, U. Schulz, M. 2011-04 electronic https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-7-339-2011 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00027589 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00027544/cp-7-339-2011.pdf https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/7/339/2011/cp-7-339-2011.pdf eng eng Copernicus Publications Climate of the Past -- http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/cp/cp/published_papers.html -- http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/?2217985 -- 1814-9332 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-7-339-2011 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00027589 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00027544/cp-7-339-2011.pdf https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/7/339/2011/cp-7-339-2011.pdf uneingeschränkt info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article Verlagsveröffentlichung article Text doc-type:article 2011 ftnonlinearchiv https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-7-339-2011 2022-02-08T22:48:38Z The Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds (SWW) constitute an important zonal circulation that influences large-scale precipitation patterns and ocean circulation. Variations in their intensity and latitudinal position have been suggested to exert a strong influence on the CO2 budget in the Southern Ocean, thus making them a potential factor affecting the global climate. In the present study, the possible influence of solar forcing on SWW variability during the Holocene is addressed. It is shown that a high-resolution iron record from the Chilean continental slope (41° S), which is interpreted to reflect changes in the position of the SWW, is significantly correlated with reconstructed solar activity during the past 3000 years. In addition, solar sensitivity experiments with a comprehensive global climate model (CCSM3) were carried out to study the response of SWW to solar variability. Taken together, the proxy and model results suggest that centennial-scale periods of lower (higher) solar activity caused equatorward (southward) shifts of the annual mean SWW. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean Niedersächsisches Online-Archiv NOA Southern Ocean Climate of the Past 7 2 339 347 |
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The Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds (SWW) constitute an important zonal circulation that influences large-scale precipitation patterns and ocean circulation. Variations in their intensity and latitudinal position have been suggested to exert a strong influence on the CO2 budget in the Southern Ocean, thus making them a potential factor affecting the global climate. In the present study, the possible influence of solar forcing on SWW variability during the Holocene is addressed. It is shown that a high-resolution iron record from the Chilean continental slope (41° S), which is interpreted to reflect changes in the position of the SWW, is significantly correlated with reconstructed solar activity during the past 3000 years. In addition, solar sensitivity experiments with a comprehensive global climate model (CCSM3) were carried out to study the response of SWW to solar variability. Taken together, the proxy and model results suggest that centennial-scale periods of lower (higher) solar activity caused equatorward (southward) shifts of the annual mean SWW. |
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Solar-forced shifts of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies during the Holocene |
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Solar-forced shifts of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies during the Holocene |
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Solar-forced shifts of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies during the Holocene |
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