Solar Radiation: An Anomalous Decrease of Direct Solar Radiation

Beginning in November 1963, measurements made at the South Pole of solar radiation at normal incidence indicate a decrease of from 5 to 78 percent of the normal intensity. Similar measurements made at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, show a similar though smaller reduction. The causal factor is believed to be a l...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Flowers, Edwin C., Viebrock, Herbert J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1965
Subjects:
Bali
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3669.493
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.148.3669.493
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Summary:Beginning in November 1963, measurements made at the South Pole of solar radiation at normal incidence indicate a decrease of from 5 to 78 percent of the normal intensity. Similar measurements made at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, show a similar though smaller reduction. The causal factor is believed to be a layer of atmospheric dust resulting from the eruption of Mt. Agung, Bali, in March 1963.

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