Variations of the solar activity and irradiance, and their influence on the flooding of the river Nile

Authors

  • M. A. MOSALAM SHALTOUT
  • M. T. Y. TADROS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v41i3.2722

Abstract

Autocorrelation and power spectra analysis are carried out for different lengths of time series Of the following data:(l) Solar activity (sunspot, faculae and radio flux on 2800 MHz);(2) Irradiance (solar Constant measured at earth's surface and by the artificial satellite (Nimbus- 7); (3) River Nile flood (old water level, maximum flood level, and the difference between the both levels) measured at Cairo.

 

 The results showing remarkable similarity between the power spectra of solar activity, irradiance (solar constant) and river Nile flood.

 

We conclude that any short or long-term variations in the solar activity lead to similar variations in the solar constant. Also, annual and secular variations of solar activity yield information’s on the suspected annual and secular variations of the river Nile flood.

 

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Published

02-07-1990

How to Cite

[1]
M. A. M. . SHALTOUT and M. T. Y. . TADROS, “Variations of the solar activity and irradiance, and their influence on the flooding of the river Nile”, MAUSAM, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 53–62, Jul. 1990.

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 3 (1990): Mausam

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Shorter Contribution

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