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The possible contribution of solar and geomagnetic activity to changes in the characteristics of the main components of the climatic system—the ocean and the atmosphere—is considered and discussed. The mechanisms and models of the solar activity impact on thermobaric and climatic characteristics of the troposphere are presented. Based on a complex analysis of hydrometeorological data, it has been shown that changes in the temperature of the troposphere and the World Ocean reflect a response both to individual helio-geophysical perturbations and to long-term changes (1854–2015) of solar and geomagnetic activity. It is established that the climatic response to the influence of solar and geomagnetic activity is characterized by considerable spatio-temporal heterogeneity, is of a regional nature, and depends on the general circulation of the atmosphere. The largest contribution of solar activity to the global climate changes was observed in the period 1910–1943.
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Original Russian Text © G.A. Zherebtsov, V.A. Kovalenko, K.E. Kirichenko, 2017, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2017, Vol. 57, No. 6, pp. 687–695.
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Zherebtsov, G.A., Kovalenko, V.A. & Kirichenko, K.E. The role of solar activity in observed climate changes in the 20th century. Geomagn. Aeron. 57, 637–644 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793217060147
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