Dalton Minimum
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The Dalton Minimum was a period of unusually low solar activity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, associated with cooler global temperatures and climatic anomalies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dalton Minimum canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climatic event
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solar minimum ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Little Ice Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tambora eruption ⓘ Year Without a Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ volcanic forcing ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cooler Northern Hemisphere temperatures
ⓘ
frequent cold winters in some regions ⓘ low sunspot counts ⓘ reduced solar irradiance ⓘ |
| classification | grand solar minimum candidate ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Maunder Minimum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spörer Minimum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
early instrumental temperature series
ⓘ
historical meteorological records ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1830 ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
climatology
ⓘ
paleoclimatology ⓘ solar physics ⓘ |
| follows |
Maunder Minimum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
normal solar activity of the 18th century ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDuration | about 40 years ⓘ |
| hasCause | reduced sunspot activity ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
climatic anomalies
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cooler global temperatures ⓘ glacier advances in some mountain regions ⓘ harsh winters in parts of Europe ⓘ regional crop failures ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLowerSolarActivityThan | typical 20th century solar cycles ⓘ |
| influences |
historical climate reconstructions
ⓘ
long-term climate variability ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Maunder Minimum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern solar minimums ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Dalton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | solar physicists and climatologists ⓘ |
| observedIn |
climate proxy data
ⓘ
sunspot records ⓘ |
| partOf | periods of low solar activity ⓘ |
| precedes | modern maximum of solar activity ⓘ |
| relevance |
study of solar–climate relationships
ⓘ
understanding natural climate variability ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1790 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Industrial Revolution era
ⓘ
Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
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