Abstract
The solar dynamo.- The differential solar rotation.- Oscillatory dynamos showing change of parity on a large time scale.- A new reconstruction of solar activity, 1610-1993.- The Maunder minimum and the solar dynamo.- Panel discussion on The modern status of solar dynamo.- Theories of radius and luminosity variations.- A technique for estimating long-term variations of solar total irradiance : Preliminary estimates based on observations of the Sun and solar-type stars.- Surrogates for total solar irradiance.- Solar forcing of global change.- The observed spatial non-uniformity and temporal variability of the solar limb-darkening function.- Panel discussion on Solar diameter variations.- Atmospheric 14C as a proxy of solar and climatic change.- 10Be as an indicator of solar variability and climate.- Panel discussions on Total solar irradiance variations and the Maunder minimum.- The quasi-biennial oscillation in the Earth's atmosphere and its links to longer period variability.- The quasi-biennial oscillation observed in the semidiurnal ground pressure data and in the ionospheric F layer.- The quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) : some points about the terrestrial QBO and the possibility of related phenomena in the solar interior.- Sensitivity of climate to variations of the solar output : radiative processes and their parametrization in numerical models.- Climate sensitivity : cloud and water feedbacks and their assessment.- Panel discussion on Putting solar variability in perspective.- Aspects of a decadal Sun-atmosphere connection.- Viewpoints concerning solar activity effects on the atmospheric circulation and climate.- Concerning various types of solar forcing and their effects.- Panel discussion on The solar and climatic relations.- Grasping at shadows ? A selective review of the search for sunspot-related variability in tree rings.- Perspectives on the climate of the last 500 years.- The 10.8 years solar cycle recorded in sea sediments during the last 4000 years.- Panel discussion on Paleoclimatic data.- Sensitivity of climate to long-term variations of the solar output.- Have solar-irradiance variations influenced climate ?.- Sensitivity of the atmospheric circulation to solar irradiance variations.- Comment on the ocean albedo and absorption.- Panel discussion on Climatic response to variation in the solar forcing.- Summary comments.- Autor's Index.
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