What am I reading,at present?

[link to iopscience.iop.org]

Here is the Abstract -

'ABSTRACT
Solar models using the new lower abundances of Asplund et al. or Caffau et al. do not agree as well with helioseismic inferences as models that use the higher Grevesse & Noels or Grevesse & Sauval abundances. Adopting the new abundances leads to models with sound-speed discrepancies of up to 1.4% below the base of the convection zone (CZ) compared to discrepancies of less than 0.4% with the old abundances; a CZ that is too shallow; and a CZ helium abundance that is too low. Here we briefly review recent attempts to restore agreement, and we evaluate three changes to the models: early mass loss, accretion of low-Z material, and convective overshoot. One goal of these attempts is to explore models that could preserve the structure in the interior obtained with the old abundances while accommodating the new abundances at the surface. Although the mass-losing and accretion models show some improvement in agreement with seismic constraints, a satisfactory resolution to the solar abundance problem remains to be found. In addition, we perform a preliminary analysis of models with the Caffau et al. abundances that shows that the sound-speed discrepancy is reduced to only about 0.6% at the CZ base, compared to 1.4% for the Asplund et al. abundances and 0.4% for the Grevesse & Noels abundances. Furthermore, including mass loss in models with the Caffau et al. abundances may improve sound-speed agreement and help resolve the solar lithium problem'

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Though this was published in 2010,things may again need to have been revised a little - I haven't completed reading yet.

Some more ass covering in 2001 - 'The Sun's Chilly Impact on Earth' [link to www.giss.nasa.gov]

Disclaimer at the end - '"The period of low solar activity in the middle ages led to atmospheric changes that seem to have brought on the Little Ice Age. However, we need to keep in mind that variations in solar output have had far less impact on the Earth's recent climate than human actions," Shindell said. "The biggest catalyst for climate change today are greenhouse gases," he added'.

LoL.

Shine on you crazy Germans.