Variations in solar luminosity and their effect on the Earth's climate

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7108, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Foukal, P ^a   Frohlich C ^b   Spruit, H ^c   Wigley, T M L ^d  

^a Heliophysics Inc   (United States)

^b WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GLOBAL WARMING; MAGNETOPLASMA; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRIGHTENING; SOLAR DISK; SOLAR LUMINOSITY; VARIATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EARTH; GLOBAL WARMING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACECRAFT; SUNSPOT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; LUMINANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33748645695     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05072     Document Type: Review

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