Variation of cosmic ray flux and global cloud coverage - A missing link in solar-climate relationships

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1225-1232

  Svensmark, Henrik ^a   Friis Christensen, Eigil ^a  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; CLOUD COVER; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 0031431792     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(97)00001-1     Document Type: Article

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