High-latitude methane sulphonic acid variability and solar activity: the role of the total solar irradiance

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Mendoza, Blanca ^a   Velasco, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Methane sulphonic acid; Solar activity; Solar terrestrial relations; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AIR POLLUTION; METHANE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CLOUD ALBEDOS; CLOUD FORMATIONS; DIRECT IMPACTS; EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERES; MARINE PHYTOPLANKTONS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL RELATIONS; TOTAL SOLAR IRRADIANCES; WAVELET;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 58149267767     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.034     Document Type: Article

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