The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate (eBook)

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 34, 2004. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

Joanna Dorothy Haigh, Michael Lockwood, Mark S. Giampapa (Autoren)

Isabelle Rüedi, Manuel Güdel, Werner Schmutz (Herausgeber)

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2006 | 2005
XIV, 426 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-27510-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The 34th Saas-Fee advanced course of the Swiss Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics (SSAA) took place from March 15 to 20, 2004, in Davos, on the subject of The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate. PresentlytheSwissmountainresortofDavosisprobablymostwellknown for hosting an event on globalization. However, it is because Davos also happens to be the seat of the Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos and World Radiation Center, that this course on a 'global' subject was hosted here. Exceptionally, the topic of this course was not purely astrophysical, but themembersoftheSSAAdecidedtosupportitallthesameduetothetimely topic of global warming and its possible link to solar variations. In these times of concern about global warming, it is important to und- stand solar variability and its interaction with the atmosphere. Only in this way can we distinguish between the solar and anthropogenic contributions to the rising temperatures. Therefore, this course addressed the observed va- ability of the Sun and the present understanding of the variability's origin and its impact on the Earth's climate. Comparing the solar variability with that of solar analog stars leads to a better understanding of the solar activity cycle and magnetic activity in general, and helps us to estimate how large the solar variations could be on longer time scales. Inspiteofthefantasticweatherandsnowconditionswhichreignedduring this week, the participants assiduously took part in the lectures. This is proof ofthehighqualityofthelecturesthatthethreespeakers,JoannaHaigh,Mike Lockwood and David Soderblom, delivered. We deeply thank them for their contributions and e?orts and hope that the readers will enjoy the book as much as we enjoyed their lectures.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Contents 7
List of Previous Saas-Fee Advanced Courses 12
The Earth’s Climate and Its Response to Solar Variability 14
1 The Climate System 14
2 Atmospheric Dynamics, Modes of Variability and Climate Modelling 27
3 Climate Records 40
4 Radiative Processes in the Atmosphere 52
5 The Greenhouse Effect and Radiative Forcing of Climate Change 65
6 Clouds 75
7 Atmospheric Photochemistry 85
8 Response of Climate to Variations in Solar Irradiance 98
9 The Earth’s Electric Field and Ionisation of the Atmosphere 112
10 Conclusions 117
References 117
Solar Outputs, Their Variations and Their Effects on Earth 122
1 Introduction to the Sun and the Solar Activity Cycle 122
2 Fundamental Plasma Physics of the Sun and Heliosphere 157
3 The Heliosphere, Cosmic Rays and Cosmogenic Isotopes 183
4 Solar Irradiance Variations 195
5 Variability on Century Timescales 226
6 Implications for Earth’s Climate 261
7 Conclusions and Implications 300
References 302
Stellar Analogs of Solar Activity: The Sun in A Stellar Context 320
1 Introduction 320
2 Stellar Cycles 321
3 Brightness Changes in Solar-Type Stars 339
4 Activity in Solar Analogs 353
5 Stellar Surface Inhomogeneities 370
6 The Coronae of Solar Analogs, Low Mass Stars, and Brown Dwarfs 389
7 The Early Sun 401
8 Stellar Activity and Extrasolar Planets 417
9 Acknowledgement 425
References 425
Index 430

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.3.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Saas-Fee Advanced Course
• Reihe/Serie: Saas-Fee Advanced Course
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 426 p. 288 illus., 32 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: climate dynamics • Cloud • Corona • Greenhouse Effect • heliosphere • Planet • scale • Smog • Solar • Solar Activity • Solar Type Stars • Solar Variability
• ISBN-10: 3-540-27510-X / 354027510X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-27510-7 / 9783540275107