Magnitudes and timescales of total solar irradiance variability

Greg Kopp

doi:10.1051/swsc/2016025

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J. Space Weather Space Clim., 6 (2016) A30

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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		A30
Number of page(s)		11
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2016025
Published online		25 July 2016

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