Use of 10 Be in polar ice to trace the 11-year cycle of solar activity

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1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
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Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
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[Auszug] The solar activity, expressed as the sunspot number, has been recorded consistently since 1843, when Schwabe discovered the 11 -yr cycle. Earlier data can be reconstructed from historical documents3"5 containing references to auroral events as well as mentioning sunspot activity. Although much ...
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