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05 Feb 2021
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Very long-period oscillations in the atmosphere (0–110 km)
Dirk Offermann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut für Atmosphären – und Umweltforschung, Bergische
Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Christoph Kalicinsky
Institut für Atmosphären – und Umweltforschung, Bergische
Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Ralf Koppmann
Institut für Atmosphären – und Umweltforschung, Bergische
Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Johannes Wintel
Institut für Atmosphären – und Umweltforschung, Bergische
Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
now at: Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH, Langenselbold, Germany
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Atmospheric oscillations with periods of up to several 100 years exist at altitudes up to 110 km. They are also seen in computer models (GCMs) of the atmospheric. They are often attributed to external influences from the sun, from the oceans, or from atmospheric constituents. This is difficult to verify as the atmosphere cannot be manipulated in an experiment. However, a GCM can be changed arbitrarily. Doing so, we find that long-period oscillations may be excited internally in the atmosphere.
Atmospheric oscillations with periods of up to several 100 years exist at altitudes up to...
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