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Interpreting 10Be changes during the Maunder Minimum

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Field, CV; Schmidt, GA; Shindell, DT
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
January 27, 2009

Beryllium-10 archives are important resources for understanding how solar activity may have varied in the past. Climate simulations using the Goddard Institute for Space Studies ModelE general circulation model are used to calibrate the impacts of production changes, solar forcings, and volcanic aerosol forcing on 10Be concentration during periods such as the Maunder Minimum (1645-1715 A.D.). We find that for the preindustrial period, production-related 10Be changes are the dominant signal in snow concentration, and that the effects of both solar and volcanic forcings on climate are relatively minor. Ambiguities in determining the observed changes in 10Be snow concentration during the Maunder Minimum complicate the process of estimating changes in the solar modulation strength during that time. Given those limitations, we estimate that the average value of the solar modulation parameter φ was between 280 and 395 MeV over the course of the Maunder Minimum, and was approximately 142 MeV during the years of peak 10Be concentration as recorded in the Dye 3 and South Pole ice core records. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.

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Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

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0148-0227

Publication Date

January 27, 2009

Volume

114

Issue

2

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
 

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Field, C. V., Schmidt, G. A., & Shindell, D. T. (2009). Interpreting 10Be changes during the Maunder Minimum. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 114(2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JD010578
Field, C. V., G. A. Schmidt, and D. T. Shindell. “Interpreting 10Be changes during the Maunder Minimum.” Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 114, no. 2 (January 27, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JD010578.
Field CV, Schmidt GA, Shindell DT. Interpreting 10Be changes during the Maunder Minimum. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 2009 Jan 27;114(2).
Field, C. V., et al. “Interpreting 10Be changes during the Maunder Minimum.” Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, vol. 114, no. 2, Jan. 2009. Scopus, doi:10.1029/2008JD010578.
Field CV, Schmidt GA, Shindell DT. Interpreting 10Be changes during the Maunder Minimum. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 2009 Jan 27;114(2).

Published In

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

DOI

ISSN

0148-0227

Publication Date

January 27, 2009

Volume

114

Issue

2

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences