Nov 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976nath...85...63e&link_type=abstract
Natural History, vol. 85, Nov. 1976, p. 63-65.
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Magnetic Variations, Solar Cycles, Solar Magnetic Field, Sunspot Cycle, Atmospheric Effects, Climate Change, Climatology, Magnetic Field Configurations, Solar Activity Effects, Solar Flares, Solar Prominences
Scientific paper
The review emphasizes the importance of sunspots as products of the sun's varying magnetic field(s) and as diagnostic clues to the state of those field(s), which are also responsible for many other solar phenomena (flares, prominences, streamers). The history of sunspot observations, the anatomy of sunspots as viewed, and the discovery of sunspot cycles, including multiple superposed cycles, the Maunder Minimum, and long-period variability of sunspot activity are presented. Effects of sunspot activity at the earth (upper atmosphere disturbances, radio fadeouts, aurora borealis, geomagnetic storms) are mentioned, along with the apparent correlation between glaciations and medium-term climate changes and parallel variations in sunspot activity. While sunspots are clearly due to the sun's magnetic field configurations, their periodicities are acknowledged as a continuing scientific puzzle.
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