Aproximación a la posible existencia de la señal de los ciclos solares 18 y 19 en la pluviometría de la Península Ibérica

Abstract

Based on the methodology used in a study in the U.S. (Perry, 1994), significant correlations are found between rainfall in the Iberian Peninsula and the most active solar period registered (1939-1969), with a three-year lag for the Atlantic area in the north of the Iberian peninsula, and a four-year lag for the southwest. These delays correspond to the shifting period of sea thermal anomalies within the Gulf current from the north Atlantic tropical calm. Nevertheless, the most unexpected result is the high correlation found in rainfalls on the gulf of Valencia with no temporal gap, a fact that is attributable to the reduced and semi-closed configuration of the Mediterranean.