Advanced Search
Impact Factor: 5.8

Volume 24 Issue 2

Mar.  2007

Article Contents
Article >  ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES  > 2007 >  24(2): 191-198

The Role of the Solar Cycle in the Relationship Between the North Atlantic Oscillation and Northern Hemisphere Surface Temperatures

  • 1.

    Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain,Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain,Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain,Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain


doi: 10.1007/s00376-007-0191-x

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the leading modes of climate variability in the Northern Hemisphere. It has been shown that it clearly relates to changes in meteorological variables, such as surface temperature, at hemispherical scales. However, recent studies have revealed that the NAO spatial pattern also depends upon solar forcing. Therefore, its effects on meteorological variables must vary depending upon this factor. Moreover, it could be that the Sun affects climate through variability patterns, a hypothesis that is the focus of this study. We find that the relationship between the NAO/AO and hemispheric temperature varies depending upon solar activity. The results show a positive significant correlation only when solar activity is high. Also, the results support the idea that solar activity influences tropospheric climate fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere via the fluctuations of the stratospheric polar vortex.
  • [1] GONG Daoyi, Helge DRANGE, 2005: A Preliminary Study on the Relationship Between Arctic Oscillation and Daily SLP Variance in the Northern Hemisphere During Wintertime, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 22, 313-327.  doi: 10.1007/BF02918745
    [2] Pavla PEKAROVA, Jan PEKAR, 2007: Teleconnections of Inter-Annual Streamflow Fluctuation in Slovakia with Arctic Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, Southern Oscillation, and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation Phenomena, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 24, 655-663.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-007-0655-z
    [3] YANG Hui, 2011: The Significant Relationship between the Arctic Oscillation (AO) in December and the January Climate over South China, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 28, 398-407.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-010-0019-y
    [4] CHEN Wen, ZHOU Qun, 2012: Modulation of the Arctic Oscillation and the East Asian Winter Climate Relationships by the 11-year Solar Cycle, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 29, 217-226.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-011-1095-3
    [5] LU Riyu, LI Ying, Buwen DONG, 2007: Arctic Oscillation and Antarctic Oscillation in Internal Atmospheric Variability with an Ensemble AGCM Simulation, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 24, 152-162.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-007-0152-4
    [6] HUANG Jiayou, TAN Benkui, SUO Lingling, HU Yongyun, 2007: Monthly Changes in the Influence of the Arctic Oscillation on Surface Air Temperature over China, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 24, 799-807.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-007-0799-x
    [7] Xu Qun, Yang Qiuming, 1993: Response of the Intensity of Subtropical High in the Northern Hemisphere to Solar Activity, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 10, 325-334.  doi: 10.1007/BF02658138
    [8] HUANG Jianping, JI Mingxia, Kaz HIGUCHI, Amir SHABBAR, 2006: Temporal Structures of the North Atlantic Oscillation and Its Impact on the Regional Climate Variability, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 23, 23-32.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-006-0003-8
    [9] Jie SONG, Jingjing ZHAO, 2020: Observed Long- and Short-lived North Atlantic Oscillation Events: Role of the Stratosphere, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 37, 1338-1358.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-020-0021-y
    [10] S. S. Dugam, S. B. Kakade, 1995: Short-term Climatic Fluctuations in North Atlantic Oscillation and Frequency of Cyclonic Disturbances over North Indian Ocean and Northwest Pacific, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 12, 371-376.  doi: 10.1007/BF02656986
    [11] YAO Yao, LUO Dehai, 2015: Do European Blocking Events Precede North Atlantic Oscillation Events?, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 32, 1106-1118.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-015-4209-5
    [12] SHI Ning, and BUEH Cholaw, 2013: Three-dimensional dynamic features of two Arctic oscillation types, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 30, 1039-1052.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-012-2077-9
    [13] JIANG Zhina, WANG Xin, WANG Donghai, 2015: Exploring the Phase-Strength Asymmetry of the North Atlantic Oscillation Using Conditional Nonlinear Optimal Perturbation, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 32, 671-679.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-014-4094-3
    [14] Gang FU, Yawen SUN, Jilin SUN, Pengyuan LI, 2020: A 38-Year Climatology of Explosive Cyclones over the Northern Hemisphere, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 37, 143-159.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-019-9106-x
    [15] Jianping LI, Tiejun XIE, Xinxin TANG, Hao WANG, Cheng SUN, Juan FENG, Fei ZHENG, Ruiqiang DING, 2022: Influence of the NAO on Wintertime Surface Air Temperature over East Asia: Multidecadal Variability and Decadal Prediction, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 39, 625-642.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-021-1075-1
    [16] Wei HAN, Cunde XIAO, Tingfeng DOU, Minghu DING, 2018: Changes in the Proportion of Precipitation Occurring as Rain in Northern Canada during Spring-Summer from 1979-2015, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 35, 1129-1136.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-018-7226-3
    [17] YUAN Wei, SUN Jianqi, 2009: Enhancement of the Summer North Atlantic Oscillation Influence on Northern Hemisphere Air Temperature, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 26, 1209-1214.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-009-8148-x
    [18] Xiaolei CHEN, Yimin LIU, Guoxiong WU, 2017: Understanding the Surface Temperature Cold Bias in CMIP5 AGCMs over the Tibetan Plateau, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 34, 1447-1460.  doi: 10.1007s00376-017-6326-9
    [19] ZHU Jiawen, ZENG Xiaodong, 2015: Comprehensive Study on the Influence of Evapotranspiration and Albedo on Surface Temperature Related to Changes in the Leaf Area Index, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 32, 935-942.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-014-4045-z
    [20] Shang-Min LONG, Kai-Ming HU, Gen LI, Gang HUANG, Xia QU, 2021: Surface Temperature Changes Projected by FGOALS Models under Low Warming Scenarios in CMIP5 and CMIP6, ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 38, 203-220.  doi: 10.1007/s00376-020-0177-5
PDF

Get Citation+

shu
Export:  

Share Article

Article Metrics

Article Views: 1720 Times

PDF downloads: 1170 Times

Cited by: Times
  • 加载中

    • Manuscript History

    Manuscript received: 10 March 2007
    Manuscript revised: 10 March 2007
    通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com
    • 1. 

      沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院 沈阳 110142

    1. 本站搜索
    2. 百度学术搜索
    3. 万方数据库搜索
    4. CNKI搜索

    The Role of the Solar Cycle in the Relationship Between the North Atlantic Oscillation and Northern Hemisphere Surface Temperatures

    • 1. Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain,Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain,Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain,Universidad de Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain
    • Manuscript received: 2007-03-10
    • Manuscript revised: 2007-03-10

    Abstract: The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the leading modes of climate variability in the Northern Hemisphere. It has been shown that it clearly relates to changes in meteorological variables, such as surface temperature, at hemispherical scales. However, recent studies have revealed that the NAO spatial pattern also depends upon solar forcing. Therefore, its effects on meteorological variables must vary depending upon this factor. Moreover, it could be that the Sun affects climate through variability patterns, a hypothesis that is the focus of this study. We find that the relationship between the NAO/AO and hemispheric temperature varies depending upon solar activity. The results show a positive significant correlation only when solar activity is high. Also, the results support the idea that solar activity influences tropospheric climate fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere via the fluctuations of the stratospheric polar vortex.

      HTML

    Catalog

      Publish with AAS

      Contact us

      Links

      Copyright © 2018-2028 ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 京ICP备14024088号-7

      Supported by: Beijing Renhe Information Technology Co. Ltd  support: info@rhhz.net  

      /

      DownLoad:  Full-Size Img  PowerPoint
      Return
      Return