Solar irradiance modulation of Equator-to-Pole (Arctic) temperature gradients: Empirical evidence for climate variation on multi-decadal timescales

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-56

  Soon, Willie ^a   Legates, David R ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate dynamics; Equator to Pole temperature gradient; Multi decadal timescales; Total solar irradiance variability

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC HEAT; CLIMATE DYNAMICS; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLIMATIC CHANGES; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; ENERGY FLUXES; HOLOCENES; INTERPRETATIVE FRAMEWORK; LATE CRETACEOUS; NORTH ATLANTIC; POLEWARD ENERGY TRANSPORT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TIME-SCALES; TOTAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DYNAMICS; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; MODULATION; POLES; SUN;

THERMAL GRADIENTS;

EID: 84871817133     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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