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Discussion of the Solar UV/Planetary Wave Mechanism

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Solar Variability and Planetary Climates

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Of all the suggested mechanisms for solar activity influences on climate, the solar UV/planetary wave mechanism has been investigated most carefully in a manner that allows comparison with observations. Some historical background, the observations, and modeling investigations of this mechanism are briefly discussed in this review so that the following more detailed papers can be put into context.

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  1. Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5000, USA

    M. A. Geller

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  1. International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland, Reading, UK

    Y. Calisesi  & R. -M. Bonnet  & 

  2. European Space Agency — European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA-ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    L. Gray  & J. Langen  & 

  3. CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK

    M. Lockwood

  4. University of Southhampton, Southhampton, UK

    M. Lockwood

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Geller, M.A. (2006). Discussion of the Solar UV/Planetary Wave Mechanism. In: Calisesi, Y., Bonnet, R.M., Gray, L., Langen, J., Lockwood, M. (eds) Solar Variability and Planetary Climates. Space Sciences Series of ISSI, vol 23. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48341-2_19

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