Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-443-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-443-2023
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18 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 18 Apr 2023

The modelled climatic response to the 18.6-year lunar nodal cycle and its role in decadal temperature trends

Manoj Joshi, Robert A. Hall, David P. Stevens, and Ed Hawkins

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Lunar nodal cycle amplitude modulation map. lcycle_amplitude_modulation(.nc) R. Hall and M. Joshi https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/datasets/lunar-nodal-cycle-amplitude-modulation-map

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The 18.6-year lunar nodal cycle arises from variations in the angle of the Moon's orbital plane and affects ocean tides. In this work we use a climate model to examine the effect of this cycle on the ocean, surface, and atmosphere. The timing of anomalies is consistent with the so-called slowdown in global warming and has implications for when global temperatures will exceed 1.5 ℃ above pre-industrial levels. Regional anomalies have implications for seasonal climate areas such as Europe.
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