Table of Contents
Foreword Paul J. Crutzen 1
Introduction J. D. Haigh 5
Section I Solar Output Variability
Assessing Solar Variability: Introductory Paper R.-M. Bonnet 17
Solar Variability of Possible Relevance for Planetary Climates S. K. Solanki N. A. Krivova 25
Measurement of Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance G. Rottman 39
Solar Irradiance Variability Since 1978: Revision of the PMOD Composite during Solar Cycle 21 C. Frohlich 53
Solar Variability Over the Past Several Millennia J. Beer M. Vonmoos R. Muscheler 67
Solar and Heliospheric Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays B. Heber H. Fichtner K. Scherer 81
What do Cosmogenic Isotopes Tell us About Past Solar Forcing of Climate? M. Lockwood 95
Section II Tropospheric Aerosols, Radiation Budget, and Changes
Observed Long-Term Variations of Solar Irradiance at the Earth's Surface A. Ohmura 111
Aerosol Effects on Clouds and Climate U. Lohmann 129
Satellite Observations of Natural and Anthropogenic Aerosol Effects on Clouds and Climate Y. J. Kaufman 139
Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Control of Earth Radiation and Latent Heat Release Budgets D. Rosenfeld 149
Atmospheric Ion-Induced Aerosol Nucleation J. Curtius E. R. Lovejoy K. D. Froyd 159
Atmospheric Aerosol and Cloud Condensation Nuclei Formation: A Possible Influence of Cosmic Rays? F. Arnold 169
Section III Climate Change: Detection and Attribution
On the Response of the Climate System to Solar Forcing: Introductory Paper L. Bengtsson 187
Detection and Attribution of Climate Change, and Understanding Solar Influence on Climate W. J. Ingram 199
The Climate Response to the Astronomical Forcing M. Crucifix M. F. Loutre A. Berger 213
RegionalResponse of the Climate System to Solar Forcing: The Role of the Ocean H. Goosse H. Renssen 227
Section IV Middle Atmospheric Response to Solar Variability
Discussion of the Solar UV/Planetary Wave Mechanism: Introductory Paper M. A. Geller 237
Solar Variation and Stratospheric Response K. Labitzke 247
Signature of the 11-Year Cycle in the Upper Atmosphere M.-L. Chanin 261
The Middle Atmospheric Ozone Response to the 11-Year Solar Cycle Y. Calisesi K. Matthes 273
Influence of the Solar Cycle on the General Circulation of the Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere M. L. Salby P. F. Callaghan 287
Multidecadal Signal of Solar Variability in the Upper Troposphere During the 20th Century S. Bronnimann T. Ewen T. Griesser R. Jenne 305
The Role of Dynamics in Solar Forcing K. Kodera 319
Solar Influences on Dynamical Coupling Between the Stratosphere and Troposphere J. D. Haigh M. Blackburn 331
The Response of the Middle Atmosphere to Solar Cycle Forcing in the Hamburg Model of the Neutral and Ionized Atmosphere H. Schmidt G. P. Brasseur 345
A Possible Transfer Mechanism for the 11-Year Solar Cycle to the Lower Stratosphere L. J. Gray S. A. Crooks M. A. Palmer C. L. Pascoe S. Sparrow 357
Section V Recent Space Data
Recent Space Data: Introductory Paper J. Langen 371
Satellite Measurements of Middle Atmospheric Impacts by Solar Proton Events in Solar Cycle 23 C. H. Jackman M. T. Deland G. J. Labow E. L. Fleming M. Lopez-Puertas 381
Impact of Solar Activity on Stratospheric Ozone and NO2 Observed by GOMOS/ENVISAT A. Hauchecorne J.-L. Bertaux R. Lallement 393
The Stratospheric and Mesospheric NOy in the 2002-2004 Polar Winters as Measured by MIPAS/ENVISAT M. Lopez-Puertas B. Funke T. Von Clarmann H. Fischer G. P. Stiller 403
Early Data from Aura and Continuity from Uars and Toms E. Hilsenrath M. R. Schoeberl A. R. Douglass P. K. Bhartia J. Barnett R. Beer J. Waters M. Gunson L. Froidevaux J. Gille P. F. Levelt 417
Section VI Planetary Science
What Do We Know About the Climate of Terrestrial Planets? Introductory Paper R.-M. Bonnet 431
Solar Variability and Climate Impact on Terrestrial Planets J.-L. Bertaux 435
Climate Variability on Venus and Titan F. W. Taylor 445
The Orbital Forcing of Climate Changes on Mars F. Montmessin 457
