Connection of low-frequency variations of the Earth’s pole with the North Atlantic Oscillation

The so-called Markowitz wobble (MW) is a quasi-harmonic variation of the mean pole of the Earth with a period of about 30 years and an amplitude of 0.02″–0.03″. In turn, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which is characterized by large-scale phenomena in the system of atmosphere-ocean processes in this region, shows variations of some meteorological parameters in a wide frequency range. Synchronous oscillations of the pole (MW) and the NAO indices are revealed in the present study. The possibility of geophysical excitation of MW oscillations by variations of pressure fields in the North Atlantic is investigated as well.