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

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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.

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Authors would like to thank for support granted to this research: N. R. Rigozo—CNPq (APQ 470252/2009-0, APQ 470455/2010-1, and research productivity, 301033/2009-9), and FAPERGS (1013273); M. P Souza Echer—CNPq (151609/2009-8); CNPQ/PQ (300211/2008-2) and FAPESP (2007/52533-1); A. Prestes FAPESP—(2009/02907-8).

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  1. Centro Regional Sul de Pesquisas Espaciais (CRS/INPE), Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil

    Nivaor Rodolfo Rigozo & Valderez F. Rigozo

  2. Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão, SE, 49100-000, Brazil

    Cláudio Sergio Lisi

  3. Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil

    Mário Tomazello Filho

  4. Universidade do Vale do Paraíba (UNIVAP), São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

    Alan Prestes

  5. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), POB 515, São José dos Campos, SP, 12201-970, Brazil

    Daniel Jean Roger Nordemann, Mariza Pereira de Souza Echer & Ezequiel Echer

  6. LARAMG Laboratório de Radioecologia e Mudanças Globais,Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Pavilhão Haroldo Lisboa da Cunha, Subsolo. Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524. Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550-013, Brazil

    Heitor Evangelista da Silva

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Rigozo, N.R., Lisi, C.S., Filho, M.T. et al. Solar-Terrestrial Signal Record in Tree Ring Width Time Series from Brazil. Pure Appl. Geophys. 169, 2181–2191 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-012-0480-x

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