Solar-Terrestrial Signal Record in Tree Ring Width Time Series from Brazil

This work investigates the behavior of the sunspot number and Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) signal recorded in the tree ring time series for three different locations in Brazil: Humaitá in Amazônia State, Porto Ferreira in São Paulo State, and Passo Fundo in Rio Grande do Sul State, using wavelet...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pure and applied geophysics 2012-12, Vol.169 (12), p.2181-2191
Hauptverfasser: Rigozo, Nivaor Rodolfo, Lisi, Cláudio Sergio, Filho, Mário Tomazello, Prestes, Alan, Nordemann, Daniel Jean Roger, de Souza Echer, Mariza Pereira, Echer, Ezequiel, da Silva, Heitor Evangelista, Rigozo, Valderez F.
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Zusammenfassung:This work investigates the behavior of the sunspot number and Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) signal recorded in the tree ring time series for three different locations in Brazil: Humaitá in Amazônia State, Porto Ferreira in São Paulo State, and Passo Fundo in Rio Grande do Sul State, using wavelet and cross-wavelet analysis techniques. The wavelet spectra of tree ring time series showed signs of 11 and 22 years, possibly related to the solar activity, and periods of 2–8 years, possibly related to El Niño events. The cross-wavelet spectra for all tree ring time series from Brazil present a significant response to the 11-year solar cycle in the time interval between 1921 to after 1981. These tree ring time series still have a response to the second harmonic of the solar cycle (5.5 years), but in different time intervals. The cross-wavelet maps also showed that the relationship between the SOI x tree ring time series is more intense, for oscillation in the range of 4–8 years.
ISSN:0033-4553
1420-9136
DOI:10.1007/s00024-012-0480-x