Graduation Year
2024
Graduation Month
May
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science – Forestry
School or Department
Forestry and Conservation
Major
Environmental Science and Sustainability
Faculty Mentor Department
Forestry and Conservation, College of
Faculty Mentor
Ashley Ballantyne
Keywords
El Nino, Sunspots, Global Climate, Interannual Variability, Regional Climate, Climate Change
Subject Categories
Atmospheric Sciences | Climate | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring
Abstract
Sunspots and El Nino affect the interannual variability of temperature on earth. Separately there is a positive relationship between higher sunspots and warmer temperatures or more intense El Nino and warmer temperatures globally and in Missoula. This is with the bias of climate change removed. Putting these two processes together it is expected that when intense El Ninos and high sunspots happen in the same year there will be warmer temperatures. This was not the case, there was no data to support that putting these to processes together makes them more or less intense.
Honors College Research Project
Yes
GLI Capstone Project
no
Recommended Citation
Tolzman, August Nathan, "Effects of El Nino and Sunspot Cycles on Global and Reginal Climate" (2024). Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 515.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/515
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