Quasi-decadal modulation of the influence of the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation on the north polar stratospheric temperatures

Journal Article · Tue Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/92JD02930· OSTI ID:6118143

Kodera, Kunihiko ^[1]

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1. Meteorological Research Institute, Ibaraki (Japan)

The author presents this paper to provide support for the work which infers a quasi-decadal (or solar cycle) modulation of the north polar stratospheric temperatures being correlated to the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation. Various authors have suggested that this correlation is the result of undersampling of the relevant data. The author shows a correlation between the equatorial zonal winds and the north polar temperatures without decreasing the sampling frequency of the original signals. This shows there is some physical correlation between the quasi-biennial oscillation and the quasi-decadal modulation of the north polar stratospheric temperatures.

• OSTI ID: 6118143
• Journal Information: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States), Vol. 98:D4; ISSN 0148-0227
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
STRATOSPHERE
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
VARIATIONS
WIND
ANNUAL VARIATIONS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
POLAR REGIONS
SOLAR CYCLE
CRYOSPHERE
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH PLANET
PLANETS
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