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An assessment of thermal, wind, and planetary wave changes in the middle and lower atmosphere due to 11-year UV flux variationsHines (1974) speculated that solar-induced modifications of the middle and upper atmosphere may alter the transmissivity of the stratosphere to upwardly propagating atmospheric waves. It was suggested that subsequent constructive or destructive interference may result in a change of phase or amplitude of these waves in the troposphere leading to weather or climate changes. The present investigation has the objective to bring together both radiative transfer and planetary wave studies in an effort to assess specifically whether Hines mechanism can be initiated by the solar ultraviolet flux variability assumed to be associated with the 11-year solar cycle. The obtained results suggest that the presently studied mechanism, which links solar-induced zonal wind changes in the stratosphere and mesosphere to planetary wave changes in the troposphere, is not strong enough to cause substantive changes in the troposphere.
Document ID
19850042461
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Callis, L. B.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Alpert, J. C.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Geller, M. A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
February 20, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 90
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
85A24612
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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