Some results relevant to the discussion of a possible link between cosmic rays and the Earth's climate

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D4, 2001, Pages 3381-3387

  Wagner, Gerhard ^a   Livingstone, David M ^a   Masarik, Jozef ^a,b   Muscheler, Raimund ^a   Beer, Jürg ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; COSMIC RAY; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

GREENLAND; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0035091198     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900589     Document Type: Article

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