Quantifying uncertainties of climate signals in chemistry climate models related to the 11-year solar cycle – Part 1: Annual mean response in heating rates, temperature, and ozone

Kunze, Markus; Kruschke, Tim; Langematz, Ulrike; Sinnhuber, Miriam; Reddmann, Thomas; Matthes, Katja

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6991-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6991-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6991-2020

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12 Jun 2020

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Quantifying uncertainties of climate signals in chemistry climate models related to the 11-year solar cycle – Part 1: Annual mean response in heating rates, temperature, and ozone

Markus Kunze, Tim Kruschke, Ulrike Langematz, Miriam Sinnhuber, Thomas Reddmann, and Katja Matthes

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SC1: 'What about other celestial factors?', Paul Pukite, 01 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Answer to the short comment of Paul Pukite', Markus Kunze, 07 May 2020
RC1: 'Interesting and sound study', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Feb 2020
- AC2: 'Answer to Reviewer #1', Markus Kunze, 08 May 2020
RC2: 'Review of Kunze et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Feb 2020
- AC3: 'Answer to Reviewer #2', Markus Kunze, 08 May 2020
RC3: 'review of Kunze et al', Anonymous Referee #3, 28 Feb 2020
- AC4: 'Answer to Reviewer #3', Markus Kunze, 08 May 2020

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Modelling the response of the atmosphere and its constituents to 11-year solar variations is subject to a certain uncertainty arising from the solar irradiance data set used in the chemistry–climate model (CCM) and the applied CCM itself. This study reveals significant influences from both sources on the variations in the solar response in the stratosphere and mesosphere. However, there are also regions where the random, unexplained part of the variations in the solar response is largest.