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太平洋の気候システムの反応を拡大して,小さな11年間の太陽周期を強制する
Gerald A Meehl1, Julie M Arblaster, Katja Matthes
1National Center for Atmospheric Research, Post Office Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307, USA. meehl@ncar.ucar.edu
まとめ
11年間の太陽周期は,平流層のオゾンと海洋と大気の相互作用を通して太平洋の気候に影響を与えます. これらの組み合わせたメカニズムは,太陽の強制力を増幅し,熱帯雨量と海面温度に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- 気候科学 気候科学
- 大気科学 大気科学
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
背景:
- 太陽の11年周期は,太陽光出力のわずかな変動を引き起こします.
- 熱帯太平洋における観測された気候信号は,太陽の変動から予想されるよりも大きい.
- 太陽のサイクルと太平洋の気候を結びつけるメカニズムを理解することは極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- ストラトスフィアのオゾンと海洋と大気の相互作用が太平洋の気候にどのように影響するか調査する.
- 太陽光による気候シグナルに対する2つの提案されたメカニズムの結合効果を決定する.
- 表面での太陽力圧力の増幅を定量化するために.
主な方法:
- 3つの地球規模の気候モデルを利用した.
- 太陽の圧力に対する平流層オゾン反応のシミュレーション (トップダウンメカニズム).
- モデル化されたカップリングされた海洋-大気表面の反応は,太陽の強制力 (ボトムアップメカニズム) に反応する.
- 各メカニズムが単独で,また一緒に作用するモデルアウトプットを分析した.
主要な成果:
- 組み合わせたメカニズムは,太平洋の赤道外熱帯降雨を増加させた.
- 東方赤道太平洋の海面気温は,太陽周期のピークの間に減少した.
- 低緯度の雲の減少は,表面に太陽の力を増幅した.
結論:
- ストラトスフィアと地表の気候メカニズムの相互作用は,太陽サイクルの影響を理解する鍵です.
- 組み合わせたメカニズムは,熱帯太平洋における太陽変動の影響を大幅に増幅します.
- この研究は,太陽のサイクルが地球の気候システムに影響を与える経路を明らかにしています.
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