Solar radiative output and its variability: Evidence and mechanisms

Astronomy and Astrophysics Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-320

  Fröhlich, Claus ^a   Lean, Judith ^b  

^a WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Solar terrestrial relations; Sun: Irradiance; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; IRRADIATION; RADIOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INFRARED SPECTRAL REGIONS; SOLAR IRRADIANCE; SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL RELATIONS; SUN: IRRADIANCE, ACTIVITY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 10844239968     PISSN: 09354956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00159-004-0024-1     Document Type: Article

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