Influence of Solar Magnetic Sector Structure on Terrestrial Atmospheric Vorticity,
Abstract
The solar magnetic sector structure has a sizable and reproducible influence on tropospheric and lower stratospheric vorticity. The average vorticity during winter in the northern hemisphere north of 20N latitude reaches a minimum approximately one day after the passing of a sector boundary, and then increases during the following two or three days. The effect is found at all heights within the troposphere, but is not prominent in the stratosphere, except at the lower levels. No single longitudinal interval appears to dominate the effect. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0765936
Entities
People
- John M. Wilcox
- Leif Svalgaard
- Philip Scherrer
- Roger H. Olson
- Walter Orr Roberts
Organizations
- Stanford University