Solar forcing of winter climate variability in the Northern Hemisphere

An influence of solar irradiance variations on Earth’s surface climate has been repeatedly suggested. Simulations with a climate model driven by satellite measurements of solar ultraviolet irradiance show an atmospheric response to the solar minimum that resembles the negative phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation.

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