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Glossary

The English version of our glossary is currently under construction and will be regularly updated.

Solar cycle (“11-year cycle”)

The solar cycle or sunspot cycle refers to periodicity in the frequency of sunspots. It describes a period of eleven years on average, which is also referred to as the Schwabe cycle in honour of Samuel Heinrich Schwabe.

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