The cause of solar dimming and brightening at the earth’s surface during the last half century: Evidence from measurements of sunshine duration

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 10,902-10,911

  Stanhill, Gerald ^a   Achiman, Ori ^a   Rosa, Rafael ^a   Cohen, Shabtai ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 85018574642     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021308     Document Type: Article

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