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'''Solar wind''' consists of particles, usually [[electron]]s and [[proton]]s, continually streaming away from the corona of the [[Sun]]. The solar wind has a magnetic field effect on [[cosmic rays]] and thus on [[cloud coverage]].<ref>[http://www.sepp.org/publications/NIPCC_final.pdf]</ref>

'''Solar wind''' consists of particles, usually [[electron]]s and [[proton]]s, continually streaming away from the [[corona]] of the [[Sun]].<ref name=britannica>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/solar-wind Solar wind] from britannica.com</ref> The solar wind has a [[magnetic field]] effect on [[cosmic rays]] and thus on [[cloud cover|cloud coverage]].<ref>[http://www.sepp.org/publications/NIPCC_final.pdf Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate] from sepp.org</ref>

The solar wind creates the Heliosphere, a bubble in the interstellar medium surrounding the [[solar system]]. Solar wind also creates the [[aurora]] or "Northern Lights", and causes the tails of [[comet]]s to always point away from the sun.

The solar wind creates the Heliosphere, a bubble in the interstellar medium surrounding the [[solar system]].<ref>[https://helios.gsfc.nasa.gov/heliosph.html The Heliosphere] from helios.gsfc.nasa.gov</ref> Solar wind also creates the [[aurora]] or "Northern Lights", and causes the tails of [[comet]]s to always point away from the sun.

The solar wind is extremely sparse, containing only a few fast moving particles per cubic centimeter at the Earth. The exact geometry and extent of the solar wind is not well known.

The solar wind is extremely sparse, containing only a few fast moving particles per cubic centimeter at the Earth. Normally by the time it reaches [[Earth]], it is composed of around 1-10 [[proton]]s per cubic centrimeter.<ref name=britannica/> These travel extremely quickly, at 350-700 km/s.<ref name=britannica/> However during [[solar flare]]s, the proton flux and velocity increases greatly. The exact geometry and extent of the solar wind is not well known.

==Effect on the earth's clouds==

==Effect on the earth's clouds==

*Svensmark and Friis-Christensen (1997) have shown that global [[cloud cover]], observed by satellites, is linked to the strength of galactic [[cosmic rays]] modulated by the solar wind (r = 0.95). [http://www.mitosyfraudes.org/Calen/SolarWind.html]

*Svensmark and Friis-Christensen (1997) have shown that global [[cloud cover]], observed by satellites, is linked to the strength of galactic [[cosmic rays]] modulated by the solar wind (r = 0.95).<ref>[http://www.mitosyfraudes.org/Calen/SolarWind.html Solar Wind Near Earth: Indicator of Variations in Global Temperature] from mitosyfraudes.org</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Sun spots]]

*[[Sunspot]]s

==Notes==

==References==

 

 

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