Multidecadal variations of the effects of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on the climate system

Brönnimann, Stefan; Malik, Abdul; Stickler, Alexander; Wegmann, Martin; Raible, Christoph C.; Muthers, Stefan; Anet, Julien; Rozanov, Eugene; Schmutz, Werner

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15529-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 24

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 15529–15543, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15529-2016

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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 15529–15543, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15529-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 24

Research article 15 Dec 2016

Research article | 15 Dec 2016

Multidecadal variations of the effects of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on the climate system

Stefan Brönnimann et al.

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (20 Nov 2016) by Peter Haynes

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Short summary

The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation is a wind oscillation in the equatorial stratosphere. Effects on climate have been found, which is relevant for seasonal forecasts. However, up to now only relatively short records were available, and even within these the climate imprints were intermittent. Here we analyze a 108-year long reconstruction as well as four 405-year long simulations. We confirm most of the claimed QBO effects on climate, but they are small, which explains apparently variable effects.