Have long-term solar minima, such as the maunder minimum, any recognisable climatic effect?: Part 2: Evidence for a solar-climatic link

Weather

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 304-312

  Hanna, Edward ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0342636688     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1477-8696.1996.tb06231.x     Document Type: Article

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