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Orbit-Spin Coupling, the Solar Dynamo, and the Planetary Theory of Sunspots
James H Shirley
Orbit spin coupling is proposed as an alternative to planetary tidal models for the excitation of solar variability as a function of time. Momentum sourced from the orbital angular…
Solar System Dynamics and Multiyear Droughts of the Western USA
James H Shirley
The recent addition of orbit-spin coupling torques to atmospheric global circulation models has enabled successful years-in-advance forecasts of global and regional-scale dust stor…
Non-tidal Coupling of the Orbital and Rotational Motions of Extended Bodies
James H Shirley
The orbital motions and spin-axis rotations of extended bodies are traditionally considered to be coupled only by tidal mechanisms. The orbit-spin coupling hypothesis supplies an a…
Terrestrial Orbit-Spin Coupling Torque Episodes in Late 2020
James H. Shirley
Orbit-spin coupling torques on the Earth in November 2020 are larger than at any other time between 2000 and 2050. This affords an opportunity to observe the terrestrial atmospheri…
Time-dependent theory of solar meridional flows
James H. Shirley
We explore consequences for the solar dynamo of a newly-developed physical hypothesis describing a weak coupling of the orbital and rotational motions of extended bodies. The coupl…
Orbit-spin coupling and the circulation of the Martian atmosphere
James H. Shirley
The physical origins of the observed interannual variability of weather and climate on Mars are poorly understood. In this paper we introduce a deterministic physical mechanism tha…
Orbit-spin coupling and the interannual variability of global-scale dust storm occurrence on Mars
James H. Shirley, Michael A. Mischna
A new physical hypothesis predicts that a weak coupling of the orbital and rotational motions of extended bodies may give rise to a modulation of circulatory flows within their atm…
Numerical Modeling of Orbit-Spin Coupling Accelerations in a Mars General Circulation Model: Implications for Global Dust Storm Activity
Michael A. Mischna, James H. Shirley
We employ the MarsWRF general circulation model (GCM) to test the predictions of a new physical hypothesis: a weak coupling of the orbital and rotational angular momenta of extende…