Dynamics of the Solar system and its possible effects on extreme weather events in Mexico
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https://doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2026-02-06Keywords:
Celestial mechanics, climatic zones, climatology, geodynamics, gravitation, precipitation, space sciencesAbstract
The Earth's rotation is inconstant, the direction axis and speed change over time so the length of day (LOD) experiences changes of milliseconds; This speed influences the Earth's climate. The objective of the present study was to determine the existence of relationships between LOD, planetary alignments (PA) and the Earth's climate. The hypothesis was that the occurrence of PAs in which the Earth intervenes influences the behavior of LOD, causing variations in the Earth's climate on annual and monthly scales. The methodology consisted of the treatment of LOD, wind speed (WS) and precipitation data from Mexico from the period 2000-2015: accumulated sums of 61 days were made to define variations in LOD, WS, precipitation and resulting force of gravity; moving averages of 7, 15 and 29 days were made to graphically smooth the results. Those that were compared with the WS of tropical events on a global scale, with the PA (determined with the CELESTIA software), and with precipitation in the Mexican Republic (1962-2015). The results indicated correspondences: reciprocal between LOD and WS in tropical events at a global and interannual level; inverse between PA with LOD (interannual scale) and with WS (interannual scale); homologous between PA and WS (annual scale), and between PA with precipitation in Mexico. This work contributes to the generation of scientific knowledge and the understanding of astronomical factors that operate on the Earth's climate.
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