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Lagged Response of MJO Convection and Precipitation to Solar Ultraviolet Variations on Intraseasonal Time Scales
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2024
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Source: Geophysical Research Letters, 51(11)
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Journal Title:Geophysical Research Letters
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Description:Composite analyses of NOAA satellite‐based outgoing longwave radiation data and ERA5 reanalysis data for nearly six solar maximum periods support the existence of a response of tropical convection and precipitation to short‐term (∼27‐day) solar ultraviolet variations. Following solar UV peaks, the response consists of an increase in average convection and precipitation in the equatorial Indian Ocean and a decrease in the western and central tropical Pacific, with maximum amplitude at a lag of 4 to 8 days. The opposite occurs following short‐term solar UV minima. The observed responses are most detectable when the Madden‐Julian oscillation (MJO) is active and appear to be related to a reduced ability of the MJO to propagate across the Maritime Continent barrier following solar UV peaks relative to UV minima. A similar behavior has previously been found when the stratospheric quasi‐biennial oscillation is in its westerly phase relative to its easterly phase.
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Source:Geophysical Research Letters, 51(11)
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ISSN:0094-8276;1944-8007;
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