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This paper is devoted to the synchronization of synoptic processes in the atmosphere with tidal oscillations in the Earth's rotational speed discovered by the author. The causes and effects of the synchronization are explained. Data are given on the monthly revolution of the Earth, tidal oscillations in the Earth's rotational speed, and the main lunisolar cycles. An explanation is proposed for the causes of the Mul'tanovskii elementary synoptic periods and the manifestations of 4- and 8-year cycles in the climate system. It is shown that the 35-year Brückner cycle is attributed to the beat of the annual solar (365 days) and annual lunar (355 days) oscillations in meteorological characteristics. An explanation is proposed for how the lunisolar tides may affect the air temperature, which is based on the interaction of the gravitational lunisolar tides with the radiation conditions in the atmosphere (due to changes in the cloud cover). A discussion is given of the relationship between the fluctuations in the climatic characteristics and the change in the Earth's rotational speed on decadal time scales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper generalizes the results of investigations on the instabilities of the Earth’s rotation and related geophysical processes. Long series of observations of the Earth’s orientation parameters are demonstrated. The tidal variations in the length of the day are described. The temporal variations in the atmospheric angular momentum and their contribution to the instabilities of the Earth’s rotation are studied. The mechanisms of seasonal variations in the length of the day and polar motion are discussed. The probable geophysical processes responsible for the decades-long (2–100 years) instability of the Earth’s rotation are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]