Minimum aurorae had been observed seemingly normally, with a regular decadal-scale cycle. This is somewhat surprising because the later, and less deep, Dalton sunspot minimum is clearly seen in auroral occurrence frequency, at least at lower geomagnetic latitudes. Because geomagnetic latitude is an important factor in auroral occurrence, (lower-latitude aurorae requiring higher levels of solar-terrestrial activity) it becomes important to allow for population migration and other factors that may have influenced the number of reliable auroral observers at a given magnetic latitude for the earlier dates. Decadal-scale cycles during the Maunder Minimum can also be seen in the abundances of the beryllium-10 cosmogenic isotope (which unlike carbon-14 can be studied with annual resolution) but these appear to be in antiphase with any remnant sunspot activity. An explanation in terms of solar cycles in loss of solar magnetic flux was proposed in 2012. The fundamental papers on the Maunder Minimum have been published in Case studies on the Spörer, Maunder and Dalton Minima. See also Global warming Solar minimum Starspot Maunder minimum References Further reading What's wrong with the sun? (Nothing) Solar poles to become quadrupolar in May 2012 (Hinode) External links HistoricalClimatology.com, further links and resources, updated 2014 Climate History Network, network of historical climatologists, updated 2014 17th century 18th century Maunder Minimum History of climate variability and change Solar phenomena