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25 Nov 2013
Multiscale comparative spectral analysis of satellite total solar irradiance measurements from 2003 to 2013 reveals a planetary modulation of solar activity and its nonlinear dependence on the 11 yr solar cycle N. Scafetta and R. C. Willson Related authors Show only first-author papers Show all papers
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