Spörer Minimum
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The Spörer Minimum was a prolonged period of unusually low solar activity from roughly 1460 to 1550, associated with cooler global temperatures during the Little Ice Age.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical phenomenon
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period of low solar activity ⓘ solar minimum ⓘ |
| approximateEndCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| approximateStartCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
multi-decadal duration
ⓘ
unusually low sunspot activity ⓘ |
| classification | grand solar minimum ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Gustav Spörer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 90 years ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1550 ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
climatology
ⓘ
paleoclimatology ⓘ solar physics ⓘ space weather ⓘ |
| follows | Medieval Maximum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Spörer Grand Minimum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | prolonged reduction in sunspot numbers ⓘ |
| hasContext |
grand solar minima
ⓘ
long-term solar variability ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
climatic cooling in parts of the Northern Hemisphere
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cooler global temperatures ⓘ reduced solar activity ⓘ |
| hasMagnitude | strong reduction in solar irradiance (relative to modern averages) ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty | exact start and end dates ⓘ |
| impactOn |
North Atlantic climate variability
ⓘ
regional climate patterns ⓘ |
| inferredFrom |
beryllium-10 records in ice cores
ⓘ
carbon-14 records in tree rings ⓘ cosmogenic isotope data ⓘ historical sunspot records ⓘ |
| locatedInTheSystem | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gustav Spörer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | Gustav Spörer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holocene solar activity variations
ⓘ
Little Ice Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Maunder Minimum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dalton Minimum
NERFINISHED
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Little Ice Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Maunder Minimum NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf Minimum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1460 ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
climate proxies
ⓘ
solar activity reconstructions ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
Early Modern Period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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