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Raimund Muscheler

Raimund Muscheler

Professor

Raimund Muscheler

Long-term climate variations and solar effects

Author

  • Raimund Muscheler
  • Jurg Beer
  • Bernd Kromer

Summary, in English

The cosmogenic radionuclides <sup>14</sup>C, <sup>10</sup>Be and <sup>36</sup>Cl allow us to trace solar variability several tens of millennia back in time. Different methods of reconstructing past solar variability based on radionuclide concentrations measured in ice cores will be discussed. The similarity in the variability of measurements of solar magnetic activity and solar irradiance over the last 20 years makes cosmogenic radionuclides a promising tool for reconstructing the variability of solar irradiance in the past. The analysis of many well-dated, high-resolution climate records and comparison with radionuclide records clearly indicates that solar forcing plays an important role in climate change. However, the underlying mechanisms are still a matter of debate and the climate records do not yet show a conclusive picture.

Department/s

  • Quaternary Sciences

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

305-316

Publication/Series

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volume

535

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

European Space Agency

Topic

  • Geology

Keywords

  • Solar effects

Conference name

Proceedings of the ISCS 2003; Solar Variability as an Input to the Earth's Environment

Conference date

2003-06-23 - 2003-06-28

Conference place

Tatranska Lomnica, Czech Republic

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0379-6566
  • ISSN: 1609-042X
  • ISBN: 0379-6566 92-9092-845-X
  • CODEN: ESPUD4