The Surface Temperature of the Sun and Changes in the Solar Constant

The Surface Temperature of the Sun and Changes in the Solar Constant

The solar distortion telescope has been used to measure the limb shape and latitude dependence of the limb brightness during the summer months for a 5-year period--a time base sufficient to detect solar cycle trends in the data. Comparison of these observations with spaceborne measurements of the so...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1988-11, Vol.242 (4880), p.908-911
Hauptverfasser: Kuhn, J. R., Libbrecht, K. G., Dicke, R. H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Astronomy
Constants (Physics)
Constants, Physical
Convective zone
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Irradiance
Light
Measurement
Other topics on the solar system
Solar activity cycles
Solar constant
Solar cycle
Solar flux
Solar system
Solar temperature
Stars
Stellar faculae
Stellar temperatures
Sun
Sunspots
Temperature
Temperature dependence
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Zusammenfassung:The solar distortion telescope has been used to measure the limb shape and latitude dependence of the limb brightness during the summer months for a 5-year period--a time base sufficient to detect solar cycle trends in the data. Comparison of these observations with spaceborne measurements of the solar constant suggests that a significant part of the solar cycle variation in irradiance is a result of temporal changes in the latitude-dependent surface temperature of the sun.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.242.4880.908