Overview
- Covers a broad range of topics from the history of solar terrestrial studies to solar activity, the Earth's atmosphere and climatology
- Emphasizes the importance of using established scientific methods to test hypothesised relationships between solar activity and Earth's climate
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Environmental Sciences (ENVIRONSCI)
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The main purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the subject of solar activity and the connection with Earth's climate. It commences with a brief review of the historical progress on the understanding of the solar-terrestrial connection and moves on to an objective scrutiny of the various hypothesis. The text focuses on how knowledge about the solar cycle and Earth's climate is obtained. It includes discussion of observations, methods and the physics involved, with the necessary statistics and analysis also provided, including an examination of empirical relations between sunspots and the Earth's climate. The author reviews plausible physical mechanisms involved in any links between the solar cycle and the Earth's climate, emphasizing the use of established scientific methods for testing hypothesized relationships.
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Front Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solar Activity and Earth's Climate
Authors: Rasmus E. Benestad
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30621-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-30620-7Published: 26 January 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06790-7Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-30621-4Published: 31 August 2006
Series ISSN: 2945-7475
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7483
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXVI, 316
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK.
Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Climatology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)