Estimate solar contribution to the global surface warming using the ACRIM TSI satellite composite
Geophysics
2010-05-31 v1 Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Space Physics
Abstract
We study, by using a wavelet decomposition methodology, the solar signature on global surface temperature data using the ACRIM total solar irradiance satellite composite by Willson and Mordvinov. These data present a +0.047%/decade trend between minima during solar cycles 21-23 (1980-2002). We estimate that the ACRIM upward trend might have minimally contributed 10-30% of the global surface temperature warming over the period 1980-2002.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0509248,
title = {Estimate solar contribution to the global surface warming using the ACRIM TSI satellite composite},
author = {Nicola Scafetta and Bruce J. West},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0509248},
year = {2010}
}