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Shindell et al. 2001
, , M.E. Mann, , and A. Waple, 2001: Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum. Science, 294, 2149-2152, doi:10.1126/science.1064363.
We examine the climate response to solar irradiance changes between the late 17th century Maunder Minimum and the late 18th century. Global average temperature changes are small (about 0.3° to 0.4°C) in both a climate model and empirical reconstructions. However, regional temperature changes are quite large. In the model, these occur primarily through a forced shift towards the low index state of the Arctic Oscillation/North Atlantic Oscillation as solar irradiation decreases. This leads to colder temperatures over the Northern Hemisphere continents, especially in winter (1-2°C), in agreement with historical records and proxy data for surface temperatures.
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@article{sh05100g, author={Shindell, D. T. and Schmidt, G. A. and Mann, M. E. and Rind, D. and Waple, A.}, title={Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum}, year={2001}, journal={Science}, volume={294}, pages={2149--2152}, doi={10.1126/science.1064363}, }
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TY - JOUR ID - sh05100g AU - Shindell, D. T. AU - Schmidt, G. A. AU - Mann, M. E. AU - Rind, D. AU - Waple, A. PY - 2001 TI - Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum JA - Science VL - 294 SP - 2149 EP - 2152 DO - 10.1126/science.1064363 ER -
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