Really?
From Wikipedia:
Total solar irradiance
The total solar irradiance (TSI) is the amount of solar radiative energy incident on the Earth's upper atmosphere. TSI variations were undetectable until satellite observations began in late 1978. A series of
radiometers carried on satellites from the 1970s to the 2000s.
[13]TSI differed from 1360 to 1370 W/m2 across ten satellites. The controversial 1989-1991 “ACRIM gap” between non-overlapping satellites has been interpolated by an ACRIM composite showing +0.037%/decade rise by the ACRIM group, and a PMOD composite with a -0.008%/decade downward trend by the PMOD group.
[14] This 0.045%/decade difference strongly impacts climate models.
Satellite measurements show that solar irradiance varies systematically over the 11-year sunspot cycle,
[15] both in total irradiance and in the relative components of the irradiance (UV Light ratios to Visible Light Ratios). The
solar luminosity is about 0.07 percent brighter during solar maximum than during solar minimum. Photospheric magnetism appears to be the primary cause (96%) of 1996-2013 TSI variation.
[16] Observations from spacecraft in the 2000s showed that the ratio of ultraviolet to visible light is much more variable than previously thought.
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Oddly, there is no Wikipedia entry for "total solar output". They do have one for "solar luminosity" which term appears on the quote above. It's article defines the term "The
solar luminosity,
L☉, is a unit of
radiant flux (
power emitted in the form of
photons) conventionally used by
astronomers to measure the
luminosity of
stars. One solar luminosity is equal to the current accepted luminosity of the
Sun, which is 3.846×1026
W, or 3.846×1033
erg/s.
[2] This does not include the
solar neutrino luminosity, which would add 0.023
L☉.
[3]
Obviously, this is no different than TSI unless you want to suggest global warming is being caused by alterations in the sun's neutrino flux.
After having gone through several other Wikipedia articles and a number of Google search results, I can find NO solar parameter termed "total solar output". I find the phrase used on a few occasions, but in each case it was simply the author's substitution for TSI.
Let's see how you think TSI and "total solar output" differ, Billy boy.
Then, you can show us the correlation with Earth's global temperatures; any set you care to use. Mind you, though, we'll judge you by the tools you choose.
magnetic waves could help explain the super-hot nature of the sun's outer shell, researchers say.
