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Solar Influences on Climate

Beer, J.; Lockwood, M.; Gray, L. J. +12 more

Understanding the influence of solar variability on the Earth's climate requires knowledge of solar variability, solar-terrestrial interactions, and the mechanisms determining the response of the Earth's climate system. We provide a summary of our current understanding in each of these three areas. Observations and mechanisms for the Sun's variabi…

How unprecedented a solar minimum?

Luhmann, J. G.; Russell, C. T.; Jian, L. K.

The end of the current solar minimum is at least 2 years late, and indicators of solar and geomagnetic activity are approaching or are at their historical lows. We examine current indicators to determine how unprecedented this solar cycle might be, comment on possible earlier analogs to the current situation, and discuss attempts to predict future…