Solar Research

Ten years ago was the first time scientists made a direct connection between there being holes in the Sun’s corona and the possible climate changes. They conducted studies that looked deeper at the Suns magnetic activity, and how this effects an atmospheric change on Earth. There was, in fact a clear drop in temperatures on our atmosphere after the magnetic activity had peaked on the sun. This is linked to the holes found on the corona because with the gaps, supersonic particles, or otherwise known as solar winds pour into space. These solar waves stream in rings larger than the sun and sweep through space before finding their way back to the Sun’s surface, if they ever make it there. The clear effects this could have on earth are that the solar waves might have an effect on the proprieties of water clouds, influencing the lower troposphere, decreasing temperature as cloud coverage begins to grow. Another theory is that the charged particles may be disturbing the chemistry in our upper ozone.
The new study that is being conducted is N.A.S.A’s attempting mission to study our sun and the Earth-Sun relationships in our solar system. They have created a new instrument that allows us to see the inner-most corona on the sun; it actually allows us to see all the way to the earth’s surface. These new images that are being created separate between the gas being captured by the magnetic field of the sun, and the gas that is escaping out into space. CfA astronomer Steven Cranmer states that "The AIA solar images, with better-than-HD quality views, show magnetic structures and dynamics that we've never seen before on the Sun," and that "This is a whole new area of study that's just beginning."
The beginning of this field will be a great factor in how we view our relationship with the sun in the future. We have so much to learn about the realities of climate change, and what exactly is causing them that this will help narrow down the topic. In the first article I found on Earth-sun relationships, the scientists made sure that they weren’t discrediting the fact that their results do not rule out that Co2 levels are rising and the possible climate influence of man-made fossil fuels. I have evidence now to believe that there is much more to climate change then JUST the excess use of fossil fuels.


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/news20110111-corona-hole.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/03/000315080417.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110104114313.htm