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The distribution of controlling pressure formations, occurring in the Northern Hemisphere during the winters (January and February) of the years 1952 – 1996, has been analysed. It was found that the deepening of the Icelandic and Aleutian pressure lows is connected not only with a particular QBO phase and level of geomagnetic activity (Bochníček et al., 1999) but also with a particular level of solar activity.
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Bochníček, J., Hejda, P. & Pýcha, J. The Effect of Geomagnetic and Solar Activity on the Distribution of Controlling Pressure Formations in the Northern Hemisphere in Winter. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 43, 390–398 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023283102399
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