Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010georl..3709701e&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 37, Issue 9, CiteID L09701
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
2
Global Change: Climate Dynamics (0429, 3309), Global Change: Climate Variability (1635, 3305, 3309, 4215, 4513), Global Change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325), Interplanetary Physics: Cosmic Rays, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, And Astronomy: Solar Activity Cycle (2162)
Scientific paper
An inverse relationship between hurricane activity over the Caribbean and the number of sunspots has recently been identified. Here we investigate this relationship using daily observations and find support for the hypothesis that changes in ultraviolet (UV) radiation rather than changes in other concomitant solar and cosmic variations are the cause. The relationship is statistically significant after accounting for annual variation in ocean heat and the El Niño cycle. A warming response in the upper troposphere to increased solar UV forcing as measured by the Mg II index (core-to-wing ratio) decreases the atmosphere's convective available potential energy leading to a weaker cyclone. The response amplitude at a cyclone intensity of 44 m s-1 is 6.7 ± 2.56 m s-1 per 0.01 Mg II units (s.d.), which compares with 4.6 m s-1 estimated from the heat-engine theory using a temperature trend derived from observations. The increasing hurricane response sensitivity with increasing strength is found in the observations and in an application of the theory.
Elsner James B.
Hodges R. E.
Jagger T. H.
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