If the Sun is so quiet, why is the Earth ringing? A comparison of two solar minimum intervals

E. Gibson, S.; U. Kozyra, J.; de Toma, G.; A. Emery, B.; G. Onsager, T.; J. Thompson, B.

doi:10.1029/2009ja014342

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If the Sun is so quiet, why is the Earth ringing? A comparison of two solar minimum intervals

Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres • Sep 1, 2009

Authors:

S. E. Gibson

J. U. Kozyra

G. de Toma

Abstract

Observations from the recent Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI) solar minimum campaign are compared to last cycle's Whole Sun Month (WSM) to demonstrate that sunspot numbers, while providing a good measure of solar activity, do not provide sufficient information to gauge solar and heliospheric magneti...

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Solar cycle 22

Solar minimum

Sunspot

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