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Effects of vernal equinox solar eclipse on temperature and wind direction in Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Carmen Emmel
ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Sebastian Wolf
ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Nina Buchmann
ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Joseph P. McFadden
University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Geography, Earth Research Institute, Santa Barbara, California 93106-4060, USA
Charles David Whiteman
University of Utah, Atmospheric Sciences Department, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- The Natural Laboratory of the Solar Eclipse for Investigating Switching of Surface Layer Turbulent Fluxes T. Foken & R. Harrison https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-026-00963-y
- Effects of vernal equinox solar eclipse on temperature and wind direction in Switzerland W. Eugster et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14887-2017
- Observations of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer’s Response to a Solar Eclipse M. Solari et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-026-00973-w
- Eclipse across America: Citizen Science Observations of the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse J. Dodson et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0297.1
- Regression-based gap-filling methods show air temperature reductions and wind pattern changes during the 2019 total eclipse in Chile A. Hammann & S. MacDonell https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10623-z
- Temperature response to the June 2020 solar eclipse observed by FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC2 in the Tibet sector Y. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44195-022-00002-6
- Investigating the Effects of the Solar Eclipse on the Atmosphere over Land and Oceanic Regions: Observations from Ground Stations and COSMIC2 Data G. Basha et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16070872
- A typical meteorological day database of solar terms for simplified simulation of outdoor thermal environment on a long-term J. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.102117
- Observations of Thermally-Driven Winds in a Small Valley during the 21 August 2017 Solar Eclipse R. Palomaki et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10070389
- Solar Eclipses and the Origins of Critical Thinking and Complexity A. Litina & È. Roca Fernández https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead117
- Perturbations of Atmospheric Surface Layer Characteristics During the Annular Solar Eclipse on 26 December 2019 Over a Semi-Arid Region Anantapur in Southern India L. T et al. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3980621
- Perturbations of atmospheric surface layer characteristics during the annular solar eclipse on 26 December 2019 over a semi-arid region Anantapur in southern India L. T et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2020.105467
- The total solar eclipse of December 14, 2020 in southern South America and its effects on atmospheric variables F. Piscitelli & R. Saurral https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4040
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The effects of penumbral shading of the solar eclipse of 20 March 2015 on near-surface meteorology across Switzerland (occultation 65.8–70.1 %) was investigated. Temperature effects at 184 weather stations are compared with temperature drops reported in the literature since 1834. A special focus is, however, put on wind direction effects observed at six flux sites (with 20 Hz data) and 165 meteorological stations (with 10 min resolution data). Results show the importance of local topography.
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