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Assessment of the potential importance of solar variability on climate requires an understanding of other mechanisms which may lead to climate change. Here an attempt is made to provide a perspective on the timescale of the past century or so.
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Shine, K.P. (1994). Panel Discussion on Putting Solar Variability in Perspective. In: Nesme-Ribes, E. (eds) The Solar Engine and Its Influence on Terrestrial Atmosphere and Climate. NATO ASI Series, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79257-1_21
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