Solar activity and regional climate over short time scales at Thiruvananthapuram, South Kerala, India

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-72

  Sugathana, Neena ^a   Biju, V ^a   Renuka, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Solar irradiance; Sunspot number; Surface air temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876806086     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: 0975105X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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