Articles related to "Solar Irradiance"

Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles Greeley Abbot pioneered efforts to measure the solar constant and solar variability.

Long cycles in sunspots and other solar activity may have affected the Sun's energy output and Earth's climate.

Many stars are variable stars that change brightness. Any possible solar variations must be very small, but does the Sun's energy output vary?

Global dimming is the ironic counterpoint to global warming, both caused from burning fossil fuels, and both a serious potential threat to our future climate.