How does the sun's magnetic field affect weather and climate?

[wolram]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081202081449.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 3, 2008) — The sun’s magnetic field may have a significant impact on weather and climatic parameters in Australia and other countries in the northern and southern hemispheres. According to a study in Geographical Research, the droughts are related to the solar magnetic phases and not the greenhouse effect.

 

[Andre]

Thanks Wolram.

The correlation between solar activity and ocean cycles on local effects has been studied http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2008/2007JD009157.shtml:

...The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is detected as potential link between the Sun and Po River discharges, since it is significantly correlated with both solar activity and the decadal variability in the north Italian climate. In particular, positive (negative) NAO anomalies, which are associated with comparatively lower (higher) Po River discharges, are assessed to alternatively correlate at decadal timescales either with t or with the Earth’s geomagnetic activity (GA), which closely follows sunspot activity...

 

[Art]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081202081449.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 3, 2008) — The sun’s magnetic field may have a significant impact on weather and climatic parameters in Australia and other countries in the northern and southern hemispheres. According to a study in Geographical Research, the droughts are related to the solar magnetic phases and not the greenhouse effect.

The Earth's magnetic field must also play a role and this has declined in strength by ~5% in the past 150 years.

 

[Gokul43201]

I only have access to the September issue of Geo Res. Does someone here have the actual paper?

 

[Andre]

I only have access to the September issue of Geo Res. Does someone here have the actual paper?

Sure Gokul; just Pm me a mail box.

 

[Gokul43201]

Done - thanks for the offer, Andre.