the satellite measurements that have been collected for the past 50 years, how can we characterize variation in solar output?

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the satellite measurements that have been collected for the past 50 years, how can we characterize variation in solar output? A there has been no measurable variation in solar output solar output has decreased slightly overall solar output has been slightly yet consistently increasing there is a regular pattern of decadal oscillation 

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Solar variation means the change of sun's radiation output. There are two major causes of solar variability, the satellite measurements that have been collected for the last 50 years that is characterized by mainly two factor one is solar evolution, driven by conditions in the Sun's core; the other is the magnetic field of the Sun, or rather the field located in the solar convection zone (i.e. in the outer part of the solar interior) and in the Sun's atmosphere.The angle of incoming solar radiation influences seasonal temperatures of locations at different latitudes. When the sun's rays strike Earth's surface near the equator, the incoming solar radiation is more direct (nearly perpendicular or closer to a 90˚ angle)

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