Solar and Stellar Variability (IAU S264) : Impact on Earth and Planets (Hardcover)

Preface; Organizing committee; Conference participants; 1. Introduction: the Sun and stars as the primary energy input in planetary atmospheres; 2. Observations of solar and stellar variability; 3. Solar and stellar cycles and variability on century timescale; 4. Magnetic activity and dynamo mechanisms; 5. Physical mechanisms of solar and stellar variability; 6. Effects on space weather and climate; 7. Effects of magnetic activity on planet formation and evolution; 8. Impact of solar and stellar variability on planetary atmospheres and climate; 9. Current and future space missions and ground-based observing programs; 10. Summary and conclusions; Author index; Subject index.