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Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum.

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Shindell, DT; Schmidt, GA; Mann, ME; Rind, D; Waple, A
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
December 2001

We examine the climate response to solar irradiance changes between the late 17th-century Maunder Minimum and the late 18th century. Global average temperature changes are small (about 0.3 degrees to 0.4 degrees C) in both a climate model and empirical reconstructions. However, regional temperature changes are quite large. In the model, these occur primarily through a forced shift toward the low index state of the Arctic Oscillation/North Atlantic Oscillation as solar irradiance decreases. This leads to colder temperatures over the Northern Hemisphere continents, especially in winter (1 degrees to 2 degrees C), in agreement with historical records and proxy data for surface temperatures.

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Science (New York, N.Y.)

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1095-9203

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0036-8075

Publication Date

December 2001

Volume

294

Issue

5549

Start / End Page

2149 / 2152

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  • General Science & Technology
 

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Shindell, D. T., Schmidt, G. A., Mann, M. E., Rind, D., & Waple, A. (2001). Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum. Science (New York, N.Y.), 294(5549), 2149–2152. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1064363
Shindell, D. T., G. A. Schmidt, M. E. Mann, D. Rind, and A. Waple. “Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum.Science (New York, N.Y.) 294, no. 5549 (December 2001): 2149–52. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1064363.
Shindell DT, Schmidt GA, Mann ME, Rind D, Waple A. Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum. Science (New York, NY). 2001 Dec;294(5549):2149–52.
Shindell, D. T., et al. “Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum.Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 294, no. 5549, Dec. 2001, pp. 2149–52. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.1064363.
Shindell DT, Schmidt GA, Mann ME, Rind D, Waple A. Solar forcing of regional climate change during the Maunder Minimum. Science (New York, NY). 2001 Dec;294(5549):2149–2152.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science (New York, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

December 2001

Volume

294

Issue

5549

Start / End Page

2149 / 2152

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology