Why Is the Influence of Sunspot Peaks on the Ocean and Atmosphere in Northern Winter Seen Mainly in the Pacific Region?
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The sun at sunspot peaks enhances the climatological means in the Pacific region from the stratosphere to the surface of the sea.
The robust signal is physically consistent and statistically significant in the 14 sunspot peaks for which sea-level pressure and sea-surface temperature data are available.
No other place shows such a strong influence of the sunspot peaks in the northern winter.
Why in the Pacific and why a cooling of equatorial surface waters at sunspot peaks? I suggest that in the Indonesian region the strong convection, higher and colder tropopause, warmer water, and Indonesian topography are conducive to channel the solar influence mainly to this region, leading to an enhancement of the Walker and Hadley circulations, expansion and intensification of the dry zone, and cooler equatorial surface waters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
van Loon, Harry. 2011. Why Is the Influence of Sunspot Peaks on the Ocean and Atmosphere in Northern Winter Seen Mainly in the Pacific Region?. ISRN Meteorology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471383
Modern Language Association (MLA)
van Loon, Harry. Why Is the Influence of Sunspot Peaks on the Ocean and Atmosphere in Northern Winter Seen Mainly in the Pacific Region?. ISRN Meteorology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471383
American Medical Association (AMA)
van Loon, Harry. Why Is the Influence of Sunspot Peaks on the Ocean and Atmosphere in Northern Winter Seen Mainly in the Pacific Region?. ISRN Meteorology. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471383