Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,793,917,772 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

sunspot number

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
sunspot number [′sən‚spät ‚nəm·bər]


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
It turns out, however, that these changes in irradiance correlate closely with the sunspot number, which astronomers have been measuring for hundreds of years.
A solar cycle with lower sunspot numbers means less energy input into our atmosphere resulting in slightly cooler temperatures.
No strong correlation of the solar neutrino flux with the sunspot numbers was found within experimental [uncertainties]," Yoshiyuki Fukuda of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research at the University of Tokyo and the other members of the Kamiokande collaboration report in the Aug.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.