«You have sort of this tug - of - war between the jet being pulled
equatorward during the summer because of the ozone recovery and the greenhouse gases pulling the jet further poleward,» Grise said.
Poleward shifting was observed during the late 20th century warming, and it is well know that the zones shifted
equatorward during the Little Ice Age.
Not exact matches
[2] Thunderstorm activity, or convection, within the band is dependent upon the season, as the more
equatorward portion is most active in the Southern Hemisphere summer, and the more poleward portion is most active
during transition seasons of fall and spring.
For falsification we would need to observe events such as the mid latitude jets moving poleward
during a cooling oceanic phase and a period of quiet sun or the ITCZ moving northward whilst the two jets moved
equatorward or the stratosphere, troposphere and upper atmosphere all warming or cooling in tandem or perhaps an unusually negative Arctic Oscillation throughout a period of high solar activity and a warming ocean phase.
The increased cloudiness is in parallel with albedo changes and of course the jets now seem to be more
equatorward again as they were
during the mid 20th century cooling.
So the Earthshine project first reveals the global high albedo of the more
equatorward jets from the 1960s when the sun was less active
during cycle 20 (although cycle 20 was still high in historical terms) and there was some tropospheric cooling.
The ITCZ wandere with the seasons, but the poleward shift amplitude is mainly solar cycle induced: thus
during high solar activity, the ITCZ and the jet stream position is more polewards, at low activity more
equatorward.
For true falsification we would need to observe events such as the mid latitude jets moving poleward
during a cooling oceanic phase and a period of quiet sun or the ITCZ moving northward whilst the two jets moved
equatorward or the stratosphere, troposphere and upper atmosphere all warming or cooling in tandem or perhaps an unusually powerful Arctic Oscillation throughout a period of high solar turbulence and a warming ocean phase.