Definition of solar minimum

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solar minimum

The term 'solar minimum' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In solar-terrestrial terms, the month(s) during the solar cycle when the 12-month mean of monthly average sunspot numbers reaches a minimum'.

The term 'solar minimum' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' The point in the 11-year solar cycle at which sunspot activity is lowest'.


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