Total solar irradiance satellite composites and their phenomenological effect on climate
Abstract
Herein I discuss and propose updated satellite composites of the total solar irradiance covering the period 1978-2008. The composites are compiled from measurements made with the three ACRIM experiments. Measurements from the NIMBUS7/ERB and the ERBS/ERBE satellite experiments are used to fill the gap from June 1989 to October 1991 between ACRIM1 and ACRIM2 experiments. The climate implications of the alternative satellite composites are discussed by using a phenomenological climate model for reconstructing the total solar irradiance signature on climate during the last four centuries.
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@article{arxiv.0908.0792,
title = {Total solar irradiance satellite composites and their phenomenological effect on climate},
author = {Nicola Scafetta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.0792},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
This paper has been presented at the 2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting(28 - 31 October 2007). Session n. 187: The Cause of Global Warming. Are We Facing Global Catastrophe in the Coming Century?, Colorado Convention Center: 605/607 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, 31 October 2007. In press on a special GSA volume dedicated to the conference session