Hansen 2000

Hansen, J.E., 2000: The Sun's role in long-term climate change. Space Sci. Rev., 94, 349-356, doi:10.1023/A:1026748129347.

Evidence suggests that changes of solar irradiance in recent centuries have provided a significant climate forcing and that the Sun has been one of the principal causes of long-term climate change. During the past two decades the solar forcing has been much smaller than the climate forcing caused by increasing greenhouse gases. But it is incorrect to assume that the Sun necessarily will be an insignificant player in climate change of the 21st century. Indeed, I argue that moderate success in curtailing the growth of anthropogenic climate forcings could leave the Sun playing a pivotal role in future climate change.

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Hansen, J.E.: The Sun's role in long-term climate change, Space Sci. Rev., 94, 349-356, doi:10.1023/A:1026748129347, 2000.

Hansen, J.E. (2000), The Sun's role in long-term climate change, Space Sci. Rev., 94, 349-356, doi:10.1023/A:1026748129347.

Hansen, J.E., 2000: The Sun's role in long-term climate change. Space Sci. Rev., 94, 349-356, doi:10.1023/A:1026748129347.

Hansen, J.E. 2000, Space Sci. Rev., 94, 349, doi:10.1023/A:1026748129347.

Hansen JE. The Sun's role in long-term climate change, Space Sci Rev 2000;94:349-356. doi:10.1023/A:1026748129347.

J.E. Hansen, Space Sci. Rev. 94, 349-356, doi:10.1023/A:1026748129347 (2000).