Solar spectral irradiance variability in cycle 24: observations and models | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Brightness Variations of the Sun and Sun-like Stars and Resulting Influences on their Environments

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 6, 2016 Brightness Variations of the Sun and Sun-like Stars and Resulting Influences on their Environments


Article Number		A40
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2016036
Published online		08 December 2016

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