Solar Magnetic Sector Structure: Relation to Circulation of the Earth's Atmosphere

Wilcox, John M.; Scherrer, P. H.; Svalgaard, Leif; Roberts, Walter Orr; Olson, Roger H.

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“…That this is not the case, especially if we correlate two-month averages of the two activities, was shown by BochnõÂ cek et al (1996). However this work is not the only attempt in this direction, for others including Roberts and Olson (1973) and Wilcox et al (1973), Bucha (1976Bucha ( , 1993, PyÂ cha et al (1992), BochnõÂ cek and PyÂ cha (1994), BochnõÂ cek et al (1996), indirectly Tinsley and Heelis (1993) and Tinsley (1996 a,b), in particular showed that geomagnetic activity can be a factor which, under certain conditions, might in¯uence the behaviour of the lower atmosphere.…”

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Possible geomagnetic activity effects on weather

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Abstract. Tropospheric temperature and pressure ®elds on the Northern Hemisphere in the winter periods 1952± 1996 were investigated. Composite maps of those ®elds, created for the high and low geomagnetic activity and individual quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO), phases show clear di erences not only between di erent levels of geomagnetic activity, but also between the two phases of QBO. Special attention was given to the behaviour of the lower troposphere in January and February 1982.

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“…The Wilcox effect was first observed as a reduction in the areas of high vorticity in winter storms at times of solar wind heliospheric current sheet (HCS) crossings (Wilcox et al, 1973;Hines and Halevy, 1977;Larsen and Kelly, 1977). These were later shown to be more directly correlated with reductions in the quasitrapped relativistic electron flux (REF) (Forcing path D in Fig.2) precipitating from the radiation belts at subauroral latitudes.…”

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Solar wind-atmospheric electricity-cloud microphysics connections to weather and climate

Lam

Tinsley

2016

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

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This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. ABSTRACT: We review recent research articles that present observations of the large-scale day-to-day dynamic tropospheric response to changes in the downward current density J z of the global atmospheric electric circuit (GEC). The evidence for the global circuit downward current density, J z , causing changes in atmospheric dynamics is now even stronger than as reviewed by Tinsley (Reports on Progress in Physics volume 71, 2008). We consider proposed mechanisms for these responses, and suggest future directions for research.

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“…The statistical analysis given by these .investigators appears to be compelling and to eliminate any probability of the results being associated with a statistical fluctuation. (1973a) were extended by Wilcox et al (1973a). The vorticity area index was.…”

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Solar activity and the weather

Wilcox

1975

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

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The attempts during the past century to establish a connection between solar activity and the .weather are discussed. Some critical remarks about the quality,of much of the literature , in this field are given. Several recent investigations are summarized. Use of the solar/ interplanetary magnetic sector structure in future investigations is suggested to perhaps add an element of cohesiveness and interaction to these investigations.That there is a causal connection between the observed variations in the forces of the Sun, the terrestrial magnetic field, and the meteorological elements has been the conclusion of every research into this subject for the past 50 years. The elucidation of exactly what the connection is and the scientific proof of it is to be classed among the most, difficult problems presented in terrestrial physics. The evidence adduced in favor of this conclu : sion is on the whole of a cumulative kind, since the direct sequence of cause and effect is so far masked in the complex interaction of the many delicate forces in operation as to render its' immediate measurement quite impossible in the present state of science..Before attempting to abstract the results of this research on these points a brief resume of the views held by the leading investigators will be given, especially with the object of presenting the status of the problem to those who are not fully acquainted with this line of scientific literature.

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Solar Magnetic Sector Structure: Relation to Circulation of the Earth's Atmosphere

Cited by 133 publications

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Possible geomagnetic activity effects on weather

Possible geomagnetic activity effects on weather

Solar wind-atmospheric electricity-cloud microphysics connections to weather and climate

Solar activity and the weather

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