Original paper
A likely outcome of the sunspot peaks' influence on the North Atlantic Oscillation and Europe in winter
van Loon, Harry
Meteorologische Zeitschrift Vol. 23 No. 1 (2014), p. 75 - 77
10 references
published: Jun 1, 2014
published online: Mar 26, 2014
manuscript accepted: Dec 15, 2013
final revised version received: Nov 6, 2013
manuscript received: Sep 10, 2013
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2014/0533
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Abstract
The effect on the North Atlantic Oscillation of 15 sunspot peaks depends on whether the Oscillation is in-phase or out-of-phase with the sunspot peaks. When it is in-phase the anomalies of sea-level pressure adds to the average pressure distribution, and when it is out-of-phase it subtracts from it. Consequently, the atmospheric conditions over Europe in a sunspot peak depends on whether the North Atlantic Oscillation is in- or out-of-phase with the sunspot peak.
Keywords
sunspot peaks • european winters