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An Overview of Solar Influence on Climate

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An overview of the processes shown in determining the influence of the sun on climate is formulated in a holistic way and presented in the form of a flow chart, focusing on the Pacific region. It discussed hypotheses and evidence relating the combined influences of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, and the solar cycle on the Walker and Hadley circulations in the context of ocean–atmosphere coupling. It suggests, in that coupling, that the Sun plays an important role, but it appears to be disturbed around the final half of the last century, probably related to climate change. This study leads towards a better understanding of the system of ocean–atmosphere coupling, accounting the variability of solar cyclic and will be useful for improved understanding of the climate–sun connection.

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Roy, I. (2018). An Overview of Solar Influence on Climate. In: Climate Variability and Sunspot Activity. Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77107-6_11

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