<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper demonstrates a dependency between the annual average daily air temperature course (cycle) in Warsaw and the profile of annual solar activity linked to rotation (with a period of 25–31 days). Waves of cold (Δ<italic>T</italic> &lt;0) or heat (Δ<italic>T</italic> ≥ 0) were defined as Δ<italic>T</italic> deviations of daily average temperature (<italic>T</italic>) using a regression sinusoid <italic>f</italic> (<italic>t</italic>) with a period of 365 days. Cold waves were found to generally occur at times of low daily average solar activity (relative to 60-year average), while hot waves tended to coincide with high Wolf numbers. The cycles of the variables were derived using the sinusoid regression method (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2017-0018_ref_002_w2aab3b7b4b1b6b1ab1ab2Aa">Boryczka 1998</xref>). The maximum sinusoid regression of the annual air-temperature cycle <italic>T</italic> is delayed by nearly one month vis-à-vis the maximum declination of the Sun. The maximum of the regression sinusoid of daily average Wolf numbers (<italic>W</italic>) was delayed from the maximum declination by more than two months.</p></abstract>

The paper demonstrates a dependency between the annual average daily air temperature course (cycle) in Warsaw and the profile of annual solar activity linked to rotation (with a period of 25–31 days). Waves of cold (ΔT <0) or heat (ΔT ≥ 0) were defined as ΔT deviations of daily average temperature (T) using a regression sinusoid f (t) with a period of 365 days. Cold waves were found to generally occur at times of low daily average solar activity (relative to 60-year average), while hot waves tended to coincide with high Wolf numbers. The cycles of the variables were derived using the sinusoid regression method (Boryczka 1998). The maximum sinusoid regression of the annual air-temperature cycle T is delayed by nearly one month vis-à-vis the maximum declination of the Sun. The maximum of the regression sinusoid of daily average Wolf numbers (W) was delayed from the maximum declination by more than two months.

<bold>The dependency</bold> between annual air temperature and solar activity. A case study of Warsaw in 1951–2010.

Institute of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies

Miscellanea Geographica

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 between annual air temperature and solar activity. A case study of Warsaw in 1951–2010.

The paper demonstrates a dependency between the annual average daily air temperature course (cycle) in Warsaw and the profile of annual solar activity linked...

The dependency between annual air temperature and solar activity. A case study of Warsaw in 1951–2010.

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 132 - 138

Received: May 14, 2016

Accepted: Jul 24, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2017-0018

Keywords
Cold waves, heat waves, solar activity, regression sinusoid, period, interference

© 2017 Jerzy Boryczka et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The dependency between annual air temperature and solar activity. A case study of Warsaw in 1951–2010.

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 132 - 138

Received: May 14, 2016

Accepted: Jul 24, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2017-0018

KeywordsCold waves, heat waves, solar activity, regression sinusoid, period, interference

© 2017 Jerzy Boryczka et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cold waves, heat waves, solar activity, regression sinusoid, period, interference