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Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES)

Highlights from a Priority Program

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Editors:
  1. Franz-Josef Lübken

    1. Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Rostock University, Kühlungsborn, Germany

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  • Summary of the largest project (6 years) within an international SCOSTEP program
  • SCOSTEP is the largest scientific organization of solar/terrestrial physics
  • Several hundred scientists involved worldwide (appr. 120 in Germany)
  • Solar/terrestrial issues receive increasing attention in climate science
  • Scientific results on highest level, qualified by international review process
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences (SPRINGERATMO)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Scientific Summary of the German CAWSES Priority Program

    • Franz-Josef Lübken
    Pages 1-18

  3. Models of Solar Total and Spectral Irradiance Variability of Relevance for Climate Studies

    • Natalie A. Krivova, Sami K. Solanki
    Pages 19-38

  4. Investigation of Solar Irradiance Variations and Their Impact on Middle Atmospheric Ozone

    • Mark Weber, Joseph Pagaran, Sebastian Dikty, Christian von Savigny, John P. Burrows, Matt DeLand et al.
    Pages 39-54

  5. Solar Activity, the Heliosphere, Cosmic Rays and Their Impact on the Earth’s Atmosphere

    • Horst Fichtner, Bernd Heber, Klaudia Herbst, Andreas Kopp, Klaus Scherer
    Pages 55-78

  6. Do Galactic Cosmic Rays Impact the Cirrus Cloud Cover?

    • Susanne Rohs, Reinhold Spang, Lars Hoffmann, Franz Rohrer, Cornelius Schiller
    Pages 79-87

  7. Laboratory Experiments on the Microphysics of Electrified Cloud Droplets

    • Daniel Rzesanke, Denis Duft, Thomas Leisner
    Pages 89-107

  8. Investigations of the Solar Influence on Middle Atmospheric Water Vapour and Ozone During the Last Solar Cycle—Analysis of the MPS Data Set

    • Paul Hartogh, Christopher Jarchow, Kristoffer Hallgren
    Pages 109-124

  9. Influence of Solar Radiation on the Diurnal and Seasonal Variability of O3 and H2O in the Stratosphere and Lower Mesosphere, Based on Continuous Observations in the Tropics and the High Arctic

    • Mathias Palm, Sven H. W. Golchert, Miriam Sinnhuber, Gerd Hochschild, Justus Notholt
    Pages 125-147

  10. Data Assimilation and Model Calculations to Study Chemistry Climate Interactions in the Stratosphere

    • Björn-Martin Sinnhuber, Gregor Kiesewetter, John P. Burrows, Ulrike Langematz
    Pages 149-170

  11. The Response of Atomic Hydrogen to Solar Radiation Changes

    • Martin Kaufmann, Manfred Ern, Catrin Lehmann, Martin Riese
    Pages 171-188

  12. High-Latitude Thermospheric Density and Wind Dependence on Solar and Magnetic Activity

    • Hermann Lühr, Stefanie Marker
    Pages 189-205

  13. Global Sporadic E Layer Characteristics Obtained from GPS Radio Occultation Measurements

    • Christina Arras, Jens Wickert, Christoph Jacobi, Georg Beyerle, Stefan Heise, Torsten Schmidt
    Pages 207-221

  14. Atmospheric Ionization Due to Precipitating Charged Particles

    • Jan Maik Wissing, Jan Philipp Bornebusch, May-Britt Kallenrode
    Pages 223-234

  15. EISCAT’s Contributions to High Latitude Ionosphere and Atmosphere Science Within CAWSES in Germany

    • Jürgen Röttger, Norbert Engler
    Pages 235-246

  16. The Influence of Energetic Particles on the Chemistry of the Middle Atmosphere

    • Thomas Reddmann, Bernd Funke, Paul Konopka, Gabriele Stiller, Stefan Versick, Bärbel Vogel
    Pages 247-273

  17. The Impact of Energetic Particle Precipitation on the Chemical Composition of the Middle Atmosphere: Measurements and Model Predictions

    • Miriam Sinnhuber, Nadine Wieters, Holger Winkler
    Pages 275-299

  18. Simulation of Particle Precipitation Effects on the Atmosphere with the MESSy Model System

    • Andreas J. G. Baumgaertner, Patrick Jöckel, Alan D. Aylward, Matthew J. Harris
    Pages 301-316

  19. Solar Variability and Trend Effects in Mesospheric Ice Layers

    • Franz-Josef Lübken, Uwe Berger, Johannes Kiliani, Gerd Baumgarten, Jens Fiedler
    Pages 317-338

  20. Charged Aerosol Effects on the Scattering of Radar Waves from the D-Region

    • Markus Rapp, Irina Strelnikova, Qiang Li, Norbert Engler, Georg Teiser
    Pages 339-363
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About this book

CAWSES (Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System) is the most important scientific program of SCOSTEP (Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics). CAWSES has triggered a scientific priority program within the German Research Foundation for a period of 6 years. Approximately 30 scientific institutes and 120 scientists were involved in Germany with strong links to international partners. The priority program focuses on solar influence on climate, atmospheric coupling processes, and space climatology.

This book summarizes the most important results from this program covering some important research topics from the Sun to climate. Solar related processes are studied including the evolution of solar radiation with relevance to climate. Results regarding the influence of the Sun on the terrestrial atmosphere from the troposphere to the thermosphere are presented including stratospheric ozone, mesospheric ice clouds, geomagnetic effects, and their relevance to climate. Several chapters highlight the importance of coupling mechanisms within the atmosphere, covering transport mechanisms of photochemically active species, dynamical processes such as gravity waves, tides, and planetary waves, and feedback mechanisms between the thermal and dynamical structure of the atmosphere. Special attention is paid to climate signals in the middle and upper atmosphere and their significance relative to natural variability.

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  • Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Rostock University, Kühlungsborn, Germany

    Franz-Josef Lübken

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