Solar Role in Oceanic Oscillations
Timothy Birdnow
Joseph D'Aleo has found evidence for a solar role in several of the oceanic oscillations.
http://www.weatherbell.com/newsletter-8-16-2011-e
According to D'Aleo:
We have noted that the sun plays a role in climate and weather in many ways. When the sun is more active near solar maxima, the sun is slightly brighter and irradiance increases - 0.1% on most recent cycles, more in cycle 23. There is also up to 10% more UV radiation which produces ozone chemistry related warming in low and middle latitudes high up in the atmosphere that works itys way down to the mid-troposhpere as shown in data by Karin Labitzke in numerous papers in recent decades and in models by Hansen's star climate modeller, Drew Shindell. Geomagnetic storms can affect high latitude patterns and blocking. Diffusion of galactal cosmic rays which play a role in low water cloudiness through ion mediated nucleation can produce less low cloudiness (the Svensmark effect).
After the hurricane season winds down, I will expand on all of these.
I ran across a slide from a paper in the Journal of Climate by CPC in an old presentation I made to the Bank of Montreal one day 8 years ago that I think is VERY CONVINCING that the sun can play a role in weather patterns.See how the strength of the high atmospheric portion of thw warm core subtropical Pacific high is extremely well correlated with the solar cycles (here solar flux which itself correlates well with ultraviolet). When the sun is active the high is pumped up, when quiet weaker.
End excerpt.
Check out the provided graphics; they are quite convincing.
Joseph D'Aleo has found evidence for a solar role in several of the oceanic oscillations.
http://www.weatherbell.com/newsletter-8-16-2011-e
According to D'Aleo:
We have noted that the sun plays a role in climate and weather in many ways. When the sun is more active near solar maxima, the sun is slightly brighter and irradiance increases - 0.1% on most recent cycles, more in cycle 23. There is also up to 10% more UV radiation which produces ozone chemistry related warming in low and middle latitudes high up in the atmosphere that works itys way down to the mid-troposhpere as shown in data by Karin Labitzke in numerous papers in recent decades and in models by Hansen's star climate modeller, Drew Shindell. Geomagnetic storms can affect high latitude patterns and blocking. Diffusion of galactal cosmic rays which play a role in low water cloudiness through ion mediated nucleation can produce less low cloudiness (the Svensmark effect).
After the hurricane season winds down, I will expand on all of these.
I ran across a slide from a paper in the Journal of Climate by CPC in an old presentation I made to the Bank of Montreal one day 8 years ago that I think is VERY CONVINCING that the sun can play a role in weather patterns.See how the strength of the high atmospheric portion of thw warm core subtropical Pacific high is extremely well correlated with the solar cycles (here solar flux which itself correlates well with ultraviolet). When the sun is active the high is pumped up, when quiet weaker.
End excerpt.
Check out the provided graphics; they are quite convincing.
posted by Timothy Birdnow | 6:10 AM
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