The long sunspot cycle 23 predicts a significant temperature decrease in cycle 24

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 267-284

  Solheim, Jan Erik ^a   Stordahl, Kjell ^b   Humlum, Ole ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b TELENOR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Forecasts; North Atlantic climate response; Solar cycle lengths

Indexed keywords

FORECASTS; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NORTH ATLANTIC; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR CYCLE LENGTHS; SOLAR SIGNALS; SUNSPOT CYCLES; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84861011417     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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