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The pattern of northern hemisphere surface air temperature during prolonged periods of low solar output
Author(s) -
Ruzmaikin Alexander,
Feynman Joan,
Jiang Xun,
Noone David C.,
Waple Anne M.,
Yung Yuk L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2004gl019955
Subject(s) - northern hemisphere , stratosphere , troposphere , climatology , forcing (mathematics) , atmospheric sciences , southern hemisphere , solar variation , environmental science , sea surface temperature , mode (computer interface) , geology , computer science , operating system
We show that the reconstructed sensitivity of the sea level temperature to long term solar forcing in the Northern Hemisphere is in very good agreement with the empirical temperature pattern corresponding to changes of the North Annular Mode (NAM). This implies that long‐term variations of solar output affect climate predominantly through the NAM that extends throughout the stratosphere and troposphere.