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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15529-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15529-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Abdul Malik
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Alexander Stickler
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Martin Wegmann
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Christoph C. Raible
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of
Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Stefan Muthers
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of
Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Julien Anet
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa),
Dübendorf, Switzerland
Eugene Rozanov
Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
PMOD/WRC Davos, Davos, Switzerland
Werner Schmutz
PMOD/WRC Davos, Davos, Switzerland
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- The Influence of the Stratosphere on the Tropical Troposphere P. HAYNES et al. 10.2151/jmsj.2021-040
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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.
The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation is a wind oscillation in the equatorial stratosphere. Effects on...
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