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Rahmstorf et al. 2004
Rahmstorf, S., D. Archer, D.S. Ebel, O. Eugster, J. Jouzel, D. Maraun,
, J. Severinghaus, A.J. Weaver, and J. Zachos, 2004: Cosmic rays, carbon dioxide, and climate. Eos Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 85, 38, 41.Several recent papers have applied correlation analysis to climate-related time series in the hope of finding evidence for causal relationships. For a critical discussion of correlations between solar variability, cosmic rays, and cloud cover, see Laut [2003].
A prominent new example is a paper by Shaviv and Veizer[2003], which claims that fluctuations in cosmic ray flux reaching the Earth can explain 66% of the temperature variance over the past 520 m.y., and that the sensitivity of climate to a doubling of CO2 is less than previously estimated.
Here we present a critical appraisal of the methods and conclusions of Shaviv and Veizer [2003].
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@article{ra01300e, author={Rahmstorf, S. and Archer, D. and Ebel, D. S. and Eugster, O. and Jouzel, J. and Maraun, D. and Schmidt, G. A. and Severinghaus, J. and Weaver, A. J. and Zachos, J.}, title={Cosmic rays, carbon dioxide, and climate}, year={2004}, journal={Eos Transactions of the American Geophysical Union}, volume={85}, pages={38, 41}, }
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TY - JOUR ID - ra01300e AU - Rahmstorf, S. AU - Archer, D. AU - Ebel, D. S. AU - Eugster, O. AU - Jouzel, J. AU - Maraun, D. AU - Schmidt, G. A. AU - Severinghaus, J. AU - Weaver, A. J. AU - Zachos, J. PY - 2004 TI - Cosmic rays, carbon dioxide, and climate JA - Eos Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union JO - Eos Transactions of the American Geophysical Union VL - 85 SP - 38, 41 ER -
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