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. 1973 Apr 13;180(4082):185-6.
doi: 10.1126/science.180.4082.185.

Solar Magnetic Sector Structure: Relation to Circulation of the Earth's Atmosphere

J M Wilcox, P H Scherrer, L Svalgaard, W O Roberts, R H Olson

Solar Magnetic Sector Structure: Relation to Circulation of the Earth's Atmosphere

J M Wilcox et al. Science. .

Abstract

The solar magnetic sector structure appears to be related to the average area of high positive vorticity centers (low-pressure troughs) observed during winter in the Northern Hemisphere at the 300-millibar level. The average area of high vorticity decreases (low-pressure troughs become less intense) during a few days near the times at which sector boundaries are carried past the earth by the solar wind. The amplitude of the effect is about 10 percent.

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