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Historical records of sunspots and aurorae are valuable information to examine variations of solar activity and the terrestrial climate on a long-term scale. We have collected the historical records of Korea during the 11th–18th century. Through a power-spectrum analysis of these data, we have found solar activity cycles, which coincide with the Schwabe cycle and the Gleissberg cycle on short and long-term periods, respectively.
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Lee, E.H., Ahn, Y.S., Yang, H.J. et al. The Sunspot and Auroral Activity Cycle Derived from Korean Historical Records of the 11th–18th Century. Sol Phys 224, 373–386 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-005-5199-8
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