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From: price%marlin@nosc.ARPA (James N. Price)
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Subject: Sunspots of the future
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Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 20:59:35 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  7 20:59:35 1986
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An interesting item crossed by desk yesterday.  Here at NOSC in San
Diego, we have a group of Atmospheric Physics types who specialize
in propagation modelling and prediction.  Dr. Adolf Paul has what
appears to be THE model for predicting sunspot numbers.  He was the
first, and for quite a while the only, guy to predict the huge peak
we had in 1980.

His forecast for the next peak is attainment for a short time of
just over 100 in 1990 (the peak in 1980 was more like 170).  Even
worse news is the peak for 2000 is forecast at about 80.  We won't
see 100+ again until many of us won't be here to see it anyway!

I have a handy 1-page writeup about this with a chart of sunspot cycles
from 1940 to 2040.  If the request list isn't TOO long, I'd be willing
to mail it to interested parties.  The diagram would be kinda hard
to put on the net!

73rds--Jim Price, K6ZH, PRICE@NOSC.ARPA
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