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A Probable Connection between Solar and Atmospheric Decadal Variability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Karin Labitzke  and
Harry van Loon
Karin Labitzke
Affiliation:
Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
Harry van Loon
Affiliation:
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307, USA

Abstract

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The paper reviews briefly some recent investigations of possible effects of decadal solar variations on the stratosphere and troposphere, drawing attention to the stable, strong correlations between the height of constant pressure levels in the stratosphere and the sunspot cycle.

Type
The Response of the Earth’s Atmosphere to Solar Irradiance Variations and Sun-Climate Connections
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 143: The Sun as a Variable Star: Solar and Stellar Irradiance Variations , 1994 , pp. 330 - 338
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994

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