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Variations in solar luminosity and their effect on the Earth's climate

P. Foukal, C. Fröhlich, H. Spruit and T. M. L. Wigley

Nature 443, 161-166(14 September 2006)

doi:10.1038/nature05072

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Figure 1

Temporal variation of total solar irradiance, as measured by radiometers on several spacecraft since 1978.

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Figure 2

An image of the solar photosphere (the surface of the solar disk seen in visible light), showing the structures responsible for the TSI variations.

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Figure 3

Variations in total solar irradiance.

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Figure 4

Thermal disturbance caused by a sunspot, computed as a function of distance from it and depth into the Sun18.

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Figure 5

Northern Hemisphere temperatures compared to model results.

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