Role of the Sun in Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9780195094138 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 288 str.

Douglas V. Hoyt; Kenneth H. Schatten

Opis

Reviews the physics of the concept of solar forcing, tracing its history from its beginnings in the early 1800s to its apparent success in the 1920s, to its near demise in the 1950s and its resurrection. The emphasis is on solar variation as a driver for climate change, with only a brief discussion of other mechanisms.

Recenzje

The authors review many historical studies of the Sun's influence on climate. A successful blend of astronomical and climate studies with modern scientific and statistical analysis.

O autorze

Douglas V. Hoyt, a private consultant, was formerly Senior Scientist at the Research and Data Systems Corporation in Greenbelt, Maryland. Kenneth H. Schatten is the Program Director for Solar Terrestrial Research at the National Science Foundation.