Can solar variability explain global warming since 1970?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A5, 2003, Pages

  Solanki, S K ^a   Krivova, N A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Solar irradiance; Solar variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892021717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009753     Document Type: Article

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