Why is the solar constant not a constant?

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 747, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Li, K J ^a   Feng, W ^b   Xu, J C ^a,c   Gao, P X ^a   Yang, L H ^a,c   Liang, H F ^d   Zhan, L S ^e  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e JINGDEZHEN CERAMIC INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Sun: activity; Sun: general; sunspots

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859732010     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/747/2/135     Document Type: Article

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