Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3213802k&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 13, CiteID L13802
Physics
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Global Change: Solar Variability (7537), Atmospheric Processes: Stratosphere/Troposphere Interactions, Atmospheric Processes: Middle Atmosphere Dynamics (0341, 0342), Atmospheric Processes: Climate Change And Variability (1616, 1635, 3309, 4215, 4513)
Scientific paper
The effect of the 11-year solar cycle modulation on the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) in the Southern Hemisphere is examined through analysis of observational data from 1968 to 2001. It is found that the year-to-year variability of the October-November mean SAM differs significantly according to the solar activity. In high solar activity years, the SAM signal extends to the upper stratosphere during October to December and activity in the troposphere lasts until autumn, whereas in low solar activity years, the SAM signal is confined almost inside the troposphere from October to December and it disappears by January. This situation is very similar to that observed for the modulation of the winter mean North Atlantic Oscillation in the Northern Hemisphere. A possible mechanism of solar cycle modulation of the SAM is also discussed.
Kodera Kunihiko
Kuroda Yuhji
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