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Variability of the solar "constant"

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Fröhlich, C. (1988). Variability of the solar "constant". In: Wanner, H., Siegenthaler, U. (eds) Long and Short Term Variability of Climate. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0046587

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