Published March 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Stratospheric temperature eleven years variations: Solar cycle influence or stroboscopic effect

  • 1. Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique, 91 - Palaiseau (France)
  • 2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91 - Verrieres-Le-Buisson (France). Service d'Aeronomie

Description

32 years of Northern Winter Stratospheric data (January and February) at the 30 mb level when sorted according to the west phase of the quasi-biennial oscillation at the 50 mb level appear to exhibit variations similar to the ones of the 11 years solar cycle. It is shown in this note that the sampling according to the phase of the quasi-biennial oscillation is fortuitously very close to a sorting according to the odd or the even years. As a result, assuming that the temperature is itself modulated by a quasi-biennial oscillation (27.7 months), a stroboscopic effect (aliasing) might be generated by the sampling and might lead to an apparent variation with a period close to the one of the solar cycle

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annales Geophysicae, Atmospheres, Hydrospheres and Space Sciences
Journal Volume
8
Journal Issue
3
Series
Ann. Geophys., Atmos., Hydrospheres Space Sci.
Journal Page Range
239-242
ISSN
0992-7689
CODEN
ANNGE

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
21082664
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
SOLAR CYCLE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
EARTH ATMOSPHERE