If the Svensmark cloud hypothesis is correct, increased solar activity deflects more Cosmic Rays away from the inner solar system producing less ionization in the troposphere, producing fewer clouds with more solar radiation reaching the oceans.
The oceans have a significant thermal lag - it takes time to heat and cool this huge mass of water so we see a time lag of about 3 years after solar maximum until the hurricane frequency reaches its maximum.
How about the weather on the other planets in our solar system? Might it be influenced by galactic cosmic rays just like here on Earth? The clouds of Neptune captured by the Hubble Space Telescope were obtained over nearly 30 years over which is plotted the solar UV radiation during the solar cycle.
The Hubble observations along the top, clearly show a correlation between cloud abundance and solar peak of activity.
Question: During solar maximum, is solar UV light the primary catalyst for cloud condensation and responsible for the progress of the observed cloud modulation? Svensmark says that the cosmic radiation intensity at solar maximum is at the minimum thus producing less tropospheric aerosols and haze.
These aerosols can also act as cloud condensation nuclei which facilitate cloud formation.
White methane clouds predominate during solar maximum and disappear during solar minimum.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/01/31/a-curious-correlation-sunspots-vs-major-hurricane-frequency/
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