Variable Solar Forcing and Climate Changes

Numerous studies of interrelations between solar activity and global climate changes report contradictory conclusions. The topic as such is too complex, and manifestations of the studied relationship appear to differ in time and space, and sometimes are even of the opposite sense, In this study the...

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Published in:Studia geophysica et geodaetica 1998-01, Vol.42 (2), p.159-169
Main Author: Prigancova, Alina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air temperature
Climate change
Climatic evolution
Cycles
Evolution
Geomagnetic activity
Global climate
Observatories
Solar activity
Solar cycle
Sunspot numbers
Sunspots
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Summary:Numerous studies of interrelations between solar activity and global climate changes report contradictory conclusions. The topic as such is too complex, and manifestations of the studied relationship appear to differ in time and space, and sometimes are even of the opposite sense, In this study the data on air temperature and precipitation totals from Hurbanovo, one of the oldest meteorological observatories in Europe, are used to study their evolution within the interval 1871–1995, covering solar cycles 12–22, The variability of the meteorological elements mentioned is compared with that of the sunspot number and aa index of geomagnetic activity. The sensitivity of climate changes to variable solar forcing is presented as a comparison of extreme (maximum/minimum) activity conditions. Harmonic components with periods close to the length of the solar secular and solar magnetic cycles were found in climate evolution profiles.
ISSN:0039-3169
1573-1626
DOI:10.1023/A:1023357004643