Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6442918 | Earth-Science Reviews | 2015 | 102 Pages |
Abstract
Finally, we compare our new composite to one of the solar variability datasets not considered by the CMIP5 climate models, i.e., Scafetta and Willson, 2014's update to the Hoyt and Schatten, 1993 dataset. A strong correlation is found between these two datasets, implying that solar variability has been the dominant influence on Northern Hemisphere temperature trends since at least 1881. We discuss the significance of this apparent correlation, and its implications for previous studies which have instead suggested that increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has been the dominant influence.
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Authors
Willie Soon, Ronan Connolly, Michael Connolly,