NO. 6 



MAGNETIC STORMS ART.OT 



It is satisfactory to see that the mean results from 53 cases and the 

 mean results from the preferred 22 cases are nearly identical. Hence 

 we may infer that the 31 incomplete sequences, printed without 



Table i. — Effect of magnetic storms on solar-constant values 



1924: I 



Dates 



— 10 — 9 — 8 — 7 — 6 



-4 —3 —2 —I 



60 54 

 40 29 

 32 46 

 37 54 

 S3 S3 

 45 ■■ 

 SS 61 

 50 .. 



61 49 



56 50 



38 .. 



51 •• 



SI 48 



53 58 40 

 56 - 48 

 ■ . 49 47 

 37 • ■ • . 



54 46 • • 



45 59 • • 

 54 . . . • 



46 ■• S5 

 . . 50 SO 



32 



46 



•• 43 55 



S6 46 .. 



.. 56 .. 

 42 



70 .. 



35 47 



43 •• 

 51 54 

 34 •• 

 55 52 

 •• 57 



44 45 

 50 48 

 41 42 

 47 46 

 47 42 

 54 SI 



SO 



46 46 



40 43 

 39 44 



47 53 

 • • 45 



41 45 

 36 46 

 •• 37 



5° 54 



42 55 

 47 49 



46 46 



49 45 



•• 57 



46 46 



46 52 



•• 43 



38 .. 



36 .. 



38 .. 



39 30 

 59 61 

 58 45 

 53 52 



40 33 

 •• 44 

 34 •• 



47 49 

 .. 39 



34 



• • ■ • 34 



39 47 41 

 38 3*5 40 

 .. .. 4( 

 42 42 39 



46 50 SO 



36 40 28 

 52 .. .. 



47 49 SO 

 50 . . 46 

 42 . . 33 



40 . . . . 

 •• 35 44 

 55 54 48 

 44 . . . . 

 46 44 47 

 58 53 SI 

 46 47 48 



42 38 42 

 54 35 49 



50 53 53 



49 43 41 



43 43 39 



34 38 " 



. • . • 53 



29 32 30 



• • 59 • • 

 54 SI •• 



54 52 48 

 38 43 32 



44 2q .. 

 • • 33 37 



51 49 •• 



55 • • 45 



37 . • • • 



63 



42 .. 



48 .. 



47 44 



46 41 

 30 47 



47 48 

 42 41 

 .. SO 



41 46 



42 48 



41 49 



•• 37 



43 .. 

 .. 46 

 52 50 



52 54 



.. 41 



59 50 



48 47 

 50 47 

 47 48 



42 44 

 .. 44 

 46 43 

 40 45 



38 41 

 .. 31 



34 41 

 6j 4') 

 .. S" 

 52 43 



35 43 



42 38 

 •• 34 



43 •• 



39 39 



40 45 



O I 



•• SI 



47 •• 

 29 30 

 45 47 



20 . . 

 49 53 

 53 •• 

 23 24 

 52 61 

 42 .. 

 38 53 



37 49 

 44 53 

 44 56 

 34 50 



21 . . 



38 5« 

 34 42 

 44 42 



40 44 

 44 53 



42 45 



41 49 



43 •• 



42 46 



43 49 



39 50 

 37 34 



44 49 

 59 60 

 29 29 

 43 53 

 37 46 



48 48 



45 •• 

 41 48 



52 52 



.. 41 



34 26 



50 26 



33 56 



•• 45 



44 41 

 •• 54 

 58 46 

 46 44 

 49 45 



45 44 

 43 49 



46 52 

 48 .. 



46 43 40 SO 40 29 



49 37 4S SI 52 43 



35 30 28 .. 



29 49 24 .. 



43 36 47 



21 33 

 .. 40 



45 



40 



55 S3 54 49 53 47 



•• 45 65 •• SI 55 



47 .. 58 



59 44 SI 44 61 •• 



55 49 48 48 46 4« 



40 51 43 38 .. .. 



53 44 45 43 55 ^3 



47 42 . 



45 •• 



39 42 



41 .. 

 52 .. 

 .. 39 

 43 46 



42 51 

 • • 45 



40 40 



.. 38 



44 54 



41 43 



32 34 



49 45 



39 42 



48 43 



49 48 



47 42 

 ■• 38 



60 . . 40 . . 

 52 37 •• 26 



45 48 



34 41 



52 50 



48 55 



25 33 



55 49 



51 52 



48 47 



48 40 



45 46 



.. 38 



41 .. 

 39 •• 



42 47 

 38 41 



33 50 

 36 38 



48 56 



27 45 



31 46 



36 .. 



38 41 



34 36 

 34 •• 

 48 SI 



43 43 



47 37 



•• 43 



50 49 

 .. 38 



51 •• 

 .. 41 

 64 63 

 54 •• 

 47 47 

 42 31 



•• 43 



.. 50 



41 43 



50 51 



33 45 



50 50 



39 34 



S3 •• 



S3 50 



34 32 



46 so 



.. 48 



• • 47 



44 •• 



.. 38 



38 45 



39 36 

 41 5' 

 .. 38 

 44 40 

 37 32 

 48 41 

 •■ 38 

 SI 48 



• • 47 

 SI SS 



45 47 

 53 55 



26 .. 



42 48 



43 36 



38 42 

 45 38 

 .. 46 

 33 33 

 •• 42 

 42 .. 



39 SO 



SS 56 



•• 32 



S3 42 



52 46 



47 43 



37 •• 



42 48 



.. SO 



43 43 



.. 48 SI 44 47 40 



.. 48 51 30 46 54 



52 42 39 46 •• 38 



•• 39 51 



52 .. .. 51 .. .. 



51 49 5> 43 39 •• 

 43 35 27 34 •• 44 



•■ ■• 39 33 

 S6 SI 47 42 



43 •• 

 .. 42 

 46 44 



30 50 SO 



31 41 



46 



49 



41 46 49 39 



Uean of 53 cases. 



Mean of 22 * c.iscs. 



35 33 38 35 39 33 34 38 41 43 49 40 34 41 34 36 41 3<5 35 32 35 

 481 46s 450 467 463 455 435 454 454 453 391 463 459 445 468 448 446 458 444 439 429 



Mean of first 9 = 458 Mean of last 9 = 448 



19 17 19 17 10 14 15 20 18 20 21 20 18 23 17 19 20 17 20 12 18 

 454 458 443 45" 4^6 469 439 443 4S4 457 390 476 444 436 469 455 445 429 436 481 430 

 Mean of first 9 = 453 Mean of last 9 := 447 



asterisks in table i, independently confirm closely the results obtained 

 from the 22 preferred cases. It is seen that a very sudden drop of 

 about 0.0062 calorie, or ^ percent, occurred on zeroth day. There is 

 a slight, but perhaps not significant, depression of the solar constant 



