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The Possible Influence of Cosmic Rays on the Planetary Albedo of the Earth

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The monthly average values of the planetary albedo at the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) and the average albedo values of the hemispheres were obtained based on the results of measurements for the flux of short-wave reflected solar radiation, carried out onboard the Meteor-M No. 2 satellite in 2014–2019. The globally averaged albedo shows an increase over time, as evidenced by the presence of a statistically significant linear trend. We show that this trend is not associated with a change in the average near-surface temperature of the planet. It is possible that the increase in albedo is explained by an increase in cloudiness caused by an increase in the flux of galactic cosmic rays during the decline of the solar activity cycle.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The main merit in creating the radiometer IKOR–M and conducting cosmic experiments belongs to Prof. Yu.A. Sklyarov (1931–2014). The authors are grateful to V.A. Vorobyov and A.I. Kotuma, who made a great contribution to the development of equipment and methods for data analysis.

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The work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation within the framework of the basic part (project no. 2179), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 16-35-00284 Study of the space-time distribution of albedo and absorbed solar radiation on Earth according to IKOR–M radiometers and the Russian Geographical Society, project no. 40/2016-R Satellite monitoring of the Earth’s radiation balance and the construction of maps of the distribution of its components.

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    M. B. Bogdanov, M. Yu. Cherviakov & A. A. Koshel

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Bogdanov, M.B., Cherviakov, M.Y. & Koshel, A.A. The Possible Influence of Cosmic Rays on the Planetary Albedo of the Earth. Geomagn. Aeron. 62 (Suppl 1), S68–S73 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793222600631

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