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Solar-Terrestrial Sciences
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Nina-Elisabeth Nèmec

Why faculae “vanish” on active Suns

Why faculae “vanish” on active Suns

The Earth’s primary energy source is the radiative energy flux (i.e., the Total Solar Irradiance, TSI) from the Sun. Understanding the TSI or the solar irradiance output in particular wavelengths is important, as it is crucial for sustaining life of metabolisms on Earth and in answering the question of how life emerged on Earth. It has been shown that magnetic activity on the solar surface is one ...[Read More]