http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/giorgieva-et-al-global-warming-and-solar-activity/ Leif's look at this http://www.leif.org/research/Aa-and-Temps.png http://www.leif.org/research/Aa-Since-2005.png http://www.leif.org/research/JASR_9142.pdf (ak -v- aa) Note that the Giorgieva is using 30 year bins, but leaves out the 1981-2010 bin. Also note that the recent rise in Giorgieva's ak index lags the recent rise in temps (T rises from 1951-1980, ak rises from 1961-1990)