TY - GEN A1 - Siddiqui, Tarique Adnan A1 - Lühr, H. A1 - Stolle, Claudia A1 - Park, J. T1 - Relation between stratospheric sudden warming and the lunar effect on the equatorial electrojet based on Huancayo recordings T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - It has been known for many decades that the lunar tidal influence in the equatorial electrojet (EEJ) is noticeably enhanced during Northern Hemisphere winters. Recent literature has discussed the role of stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) events behind the enhancement of lunar tides and the findings suggest a positive correlation between the lunar tidal amplitude and lower stratospheric parameters (zonal mean air temperature and zonal mean zonal wind) during SSW events. The positive correlation raises the question whether an inverse approach could also be developed which makes it possible to deduce the occurrence of SSW events before their direct observations (before 1952) from the amplitude of the lunar tides. This study presents an analysis technique based on the phase of the semi-monthly lunar tide to determine the lunar tidal modulation of the EEJ. A statistical approach using the superposed epoch analysis is also carried out to formulate a relation between the EEJ tidal amplitude and lower stratospheric parameters. Using these results, we have estimated a threshold value for the tidal wave power that could be used to identify years with SSW events from magnetic field observations. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 517 KW - Ionosphere KW - electric fields and currents KW - meteorology and atmospheric dynamics KW - waves and tides Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-409564 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 517 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Siddiqui, Tarique Adnan A1 - Luehr, H. A1 - Stolle, Claudia A1 - Park, J. T1 - Relation between stratospheric sudden warming and the lunar effect on the equatorial electrojet based on Huancayo recordings JF - Annales geophysicae N2 - It has been known for many decades that the lunar tidal influence in the equatorial electrojet (EEJ) is noticeably enhanced during Northern Hemisphere winters. Recent literature has discussed the role of stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) events behind the enhancement of lunar tides and the findings suggest a positive correlation between the lunar tidal amplitude and lower stratospheric parameters (zonal mean air temperature and zonal mean zonal wind) during SSW events. The positive correlation raises the question whether an inverse approach could also be developed which makes it possible to deduce the occurrence of SSW events before their direct observations (before 1952) from the amplitude of the lunar tides. This study presents an analysis technique based on the phase of the semi-monthly lunar tide to determine the lunar tidal modulation of the EEJ. A statistical approach using the superposed epoch analysis is also carried out to formulate a relation between the EEJ tidal amplitude and lower stratospheric parameters. Using these results, we have estimated a threshold value for the tidal wave power that could be used to identify years with SSW events from magnetic field observations. KW - Ionosphere KW - electric fields and currents KW - meteorology and atmospheric dynamics KW - waves and tides Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-235-2015 SN - 0992-7689 SN - 1432-0576 VL - 33 IS - 2 SP - 235 EP - 243 PB - Copernicus CY - Göttingen ER -