[decimon]

I couldn't discern if Earth's surface temperatures might be affected by this.

[decimon]

Ionic ping.

[jagusafr]

“So rather than the picture of the connection between the magnetic field of the sun and the Earth controlling the transfer of energy by the solar wind to the Earth’s magnetosphere, something else is happening that is equally interesting. The next question is discovering what that is. We have some ideas of what that may be, which we will test.”

Man, my Geek-o-meter is goin’ crazy! But ya gotta love it that somebody gets excited about this stuff!

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[mnehring]

"It's like something else is heating the atmosphere besides the sun.....The sun, in addition to emitting radiation, emits a stream of ionized particles called the solar wind that affects the Earth and other planets in the solar system. The solar wind, which carries the particles from the sun's magnetic field, known as the interplanetary magnetic field, takes about three or four days to reach the Earth. When the charged electrical particles approach the Earth, they carve out a highly magnetized region — the magnetosphere — which surrounds and protects the Earth....

So it's not the sun, but it is the sun?

[Talisker]

It's like something else is heating the atmosphere besides the sun.

[nmh]

The earth’s temperature is determined by the SUN!

[the invisib1e hand]

debug your model, einsteins.

[bvw]

Cool.

[DManA]

Show how much we have to learn about our Earth. And how foolish it is to say science has spoken, it’s all man’s fault, end of discussion.

[Seruzawa]

“It’s like something else is heating the atmosphere besides the sun. This discovery is like finding it got hotter when the sun went down,” said Larry Lyons, UCLA professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences...

Right on! Like, party on Dude! I love looking through the telescope at the sun while smoking some Columbian....

[dog breath]

When things don’t behave the way they are supposed to scientists get excited to find out why. When the same thing happens to a certain politician he simply gets angry.

[Pistolshot]

Possibilities.

The solar wind variations are caused by solar flare(sunspots) activity creating a 'faster' wind that flows around the planet faster than non-flare activity.

The resultant reduction in 'wind' creates a shallow field resulting in a higher friction interface. Possibly causing higher atmospheric temperatures.

Put simply. Drop a round rock in a fast moving steam. The water moves around the rock at an accelerated rate and has little time to impart all of its energy as the barrier built up around the rock pushes the faster moving water around it.

Now slow the steam of water down, and the effect on the rock is much greater in magnitude as the barrier build up is reduced.

[SunkenCiv]

a previously unknown basic mode of energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth's magnetosphere. The research, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, could improve the safety and reliability of spacecraft that operate in the upper atmosphere. "It's like something else is heating the atmosphere besides the sun. This discovery is like finding it got hotter when the sun went down," said Larry Lyons, UCLA professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences and a co-author of the research... The sun, in addition to emitting radiation, emits a stream of ionized particles called the solar wind that affects the Earth and other planets in the solar system.

Watch out, it's another opportunity for AGW / greenhouse effect / global warming demagoguery. Thanks decimon.

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[aruanan]

So is there a crapload of energy up there we can use and how can we tap into it?

[Old Professer]

Estimated at .00014C during max phases.

No more than a few dozen displaced immigrants.

[Fractal Trader]

ping

[ForGod'sSake]

We have some ideas of what that may be, which we will test.

I for one would be interested in hearing his theories, but alas...

[MHGinTN]

Wahl Thornhill’s Electrric Universe maybe?

[Kevmo]

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