Total Solar Irradiance Observations

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 453-473

  Fröhlich, Claus ^a  

^a WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Solar activity; Solar variability; Total solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ACTIVITY INDEX; FREQUENCY CHANGES; NETWORK ELEMENT; NEW RESULTS; P MODES; PROXY MODEL; RADIO FLUX; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR IRRADIANCE VARIABILITY; SOLAR VARIABILITY; SUNSPOT NUMBER; TOTAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE;

MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

IRRADIANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADIOMETER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNSPOT;

EID: 84862695062     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-011-9168-5     Document Type: Article

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