Maunder minimumとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

First noted by Gustav Spörer in publications in 1887 and 1889, work that was relayed to the Royal Astronomical Society in London, and then expanded on, by the solar astronomers Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928) and (his wife) Annie S. D. Maunder (1868–1947).

固有名詞

the Maunder Minimum

1. (astronomy, climatology) The period between 1645 and 1715 marked by records and other indications of very low levels of sunspot activity of the Sun, corresponding to a period of global cooling.

上位語

• solar minimum

派生語

Further reading

• Maunder Minimum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia