Published July 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

CORRELATION BETWEEN THE 22-YEAR SOLAR MAGNETIC CYCLE AND THE 22-YEAR QUASICYCLE IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE

  • 1. College of Environment Oceanography, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100 (China)

Description

According to the variation pattern of the solar magnetic field polarity and its relation to the relative sunspot number, we established the time series of the sunspot magnetic field polarity index and analyzed the strength and polarity cycle characteristics of the solar magnetic field. The analysis showed the existence of a cycle with about a 22-year periodicity in the strength and polarity of the solar magnetic field, which proved the Hale proposition that the 11-year sunspot cycle is one-half of the 22-year solar magnetic cycle. By analyzing the atmospheric temperature field, we found that the troposphere and the stratosphere in the middle latitude of both the northern and southern hemispheres exhibited a common 22-year quasicycle in the atmospheric temperature, which is believed to be attributable to the 22-year solar magnetic cycle.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/144/1/6

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)
Journal Volume
144
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[7 p.]
ISSN
1538-3881

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43123328
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; INDEXES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; PERIODICITY; SOLAR SYSTEM; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; SUN; SUNSPOTS; TROPOSPHERE
Descriptors DEC
DOCUMENT TYPES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EARTH PLANET; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; PHYSICS; PLANETS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STARS; STARSPOTS; STELLAR ACTIVITY; VARIATIONS