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2022

LASP’s Hybrid Solar Reference Spectrum named new international standard for climate research

June 10, 2022

Earth’s primary source of energy is incoming radiation from our Sun. This “income” side of our planet’s energy budget sets the baseline for determining how quickly Earth is warming. When combined with measurements of the total amount of energy that’s emitted and reflected from our planet back into space, this information allows scientists to calculate […]

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