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Coughlin & Tung 2004
Coughlin, K. and Tung, K.K. (2004). Eleven-year solar cycle signal throughout the lower atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research 109: doi: 10.1029/2004JD004873. issn: 0148-0227.

A statistically significant atmospheric signal, which represents the influence of solar radiation changes on our climate, is found in global data (1958--2003). Using a nonlinear, nonstationary time series analysis, called empirical mode decomposition, it is shown that atmospheric temperatures and geopotential heights are composed of five global oscillations and a trend. The fourth mode is synchronized with the 11-year solar flux almost everywhere in the lower atmosphere. Statistical tests show that this signal is different from noise, indicating that there is enhanced warming in the troposphere during times of increased solar radiation.

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Keywords
Global Change, Atmosphere (0315, 0325), Global Change, Solar variability, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Climatology, solar cycle, climate signals
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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