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Contribution of changing galactic cosmic ray flux to global warming [1]

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The well established excellent correlation between low-level clouds and primary cosmic ray intensity, which act a nuclei for cloud condensation, clearly shows that a decrease in primary cosmic ray intensity results in lesser low cloud cover. Reduced albedo radiation reflected back into space, due to lesser low cloud cover, results in an increase in the surface temperature of the earth.

Publication Date: 
25/01/2011
U. R. Rao [2]
Current Science [3]
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Climate Change [4], Climate Science [5], Global Warming [6]
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