What is the current state of the solar cycle?

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What is current state of the solar cycle?
 

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not as good as hoped ;)

seriously ... do some googling ... there's 100's of links to look at

Dave
 
I already figured it out!

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That's good :)

it's been a very poor solar max aye

Dave
 
I regard the solar cycle 24 is weak in terms of sunspots only. It is these that give us the extra UV and X-rays which affect climate. Of course, it may not be weaker in some other less important respects.
 
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I regard the solar cycle 24 is weak in terms of sunspots only. It is these that give us the extra UV and X-rays which affect climate. Of course, it may not be weaker in some other less important respects.

There's been substantially lower solar flux readings and flares particularly X class ones compared to the last 2 or 3 cycles

what other respects were you thinking it hadn't been weaker in ?

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Dave
 
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