Measurement and Uncertainty of the Long-Term Total Solar Irradiance Trend |
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| Authors: | Steven Dewitte Dominique Crommelynck Sabri Mekaoui Alexandre Joukoff |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Ringlaan 3, Brussels, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | A possible long-term trend of the total solar irradiance could be a natural cause for climate variations on Earth. Measurement of the total solar irradiance with space radiometers started in 1978. We present a new total solar irradiance composite, with an uncertainty of ± 0.35 W m−2. From the minimum in 1995 to the maximum in 2002 the total solar irradiance increased by 1.6 W m−2. In between the minima of 1987 and 1995 the total solar irradiance increased by 0.15 W m−2. |
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