Billy_Bob
Diamond Member
Just when you thought it couldn't get stranger, Solar Irradiance has dropped to 1360.0 W/m^2. a full drop of 1.4 W/m^2 in just three days.
Confirmed with the SOURCE project that it is not a sensor malfunction and that it is a massive drop that is continuing to drop. The drop in TSI is substantial when you consider that just a 1.5W/m^2 will result in a 2 to 4 deg C drop on earth in rather short order.. They are hopeful that this is a short term drop and when the sun spots return to the face so will TSI.
These types of drops have been very rarely recorded with major sun spots and if they persist long enough it could result in an ice age.
This drop is different than previous ones, which were much smaller and were very short in duration...
Going to be watching this one with great interest... How low will it go and for how long..??
![tim_level3_tsi_24hour_3month-april-11-20162.png](https://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/tim_level3_tsi_24hour_3month-april-11-20162.png?w=720)
Confirmed with the SOURCE project that it is not a sensor malfunction and that it is a massive drop that is continuing to drop. The drop in TSI is substantial when you consider that just a 1.5W/m^2 will result in a 2 to 4 deg C drop on earth in rather short order.. They are hopeful that this is a short term drop and when the sun spots return to the face so will TSI.
These types of drops have been very rarely recorded with major sun spots and if they persist long enough it could result in an ice age.
This drop is different than previous ones, which were much smaller and were very short in duration...
Going to be watching this one with great interest... How low will it go and for how long..??