| Variations In Cosmic Ray Intensity And Cloud Cover (1984-1994) |
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| Cosmic radiation comes to the Earth from the depths of the Universe, ionizing atoms and molecules in the troposphere, and thus enabling cloud formation. When the Sun's activity is stronger, the solar magnetic field drives a part of cosmic radiation away from the Earth, fewer clouds are formed in the troposphere, and the Earth becomes warmer. |
| The figure shows an astonishing coincidence between the changes in the cloud cap in the troposphere and the changes in cosmic radiation intensity in the period 1984-1994. |
| Source: N.D. Marsh and H. Svensmark, 2000. "Low Cloud Properties Influenced by Cosmic Rays," Physical Review Letters, Vol. 85, pp. 5004-5007 |
| (Note from The Cosmic Ray Connection) |
