Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Worldwide radiation records suggest that the amount of sunlight received at the Earth’s surface (surface solar radiation, SSR) has not been stable over the years, but underwent significant decadal variations, popularly also known as “global dimming and brightening”. These variations have been particularly evident in China, where the SSR substantially declined from the 1960s to the 1990s (dimming), with indications for a trend reversal in the 2000s and a slight recovery (brightening) in recent years. This perspective/review paper will discuss recent updates and remaining challenges regarding our knowledge of the magnitudes, causes, and implications of these variations in SSR worldwide, with a particular emphasis on the developments in China.
Source: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
Authors: Martin Wild, Yawen Wang, Kaicun Wang, Su Yang
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,590
Awards: Towards an improved understanding of the Global Energy Balance: causes of decadal changes of solar radiation, Towards an improved understanding of the Global Energy Balance: absorption of solar radiation, Towards an improved understanding of the Global Energy Balance: temporal variation of solar radiation in the climate system
OpenAlex ID: W4409448160