Sentences with phrase «solar cyle»

The net result is that 1998 was a record warm year because of both El Nino, the fact that TSI was higher at the time from the position of 1998 in Solar Cyle 23, and potentially because of the longer term effect of increased GHG.

First, 1998 El Nino, which was stronger than the 2009 - 2010 event, occured further into solar cycle 23 than we are right now into solar cyle 24.