COST Action ES1005

TOSCA - Towards a more complete assessment of the
impact of solar variability on the Earth’s climate

 

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Training school on Solar variability and its impact on climate (Thessaloniki, 10-15 March 2013), see http://sun2climate.sciencesconf.org a report of the school is available here  http://sun2climate.sciencesconf.org/http://lpc2e.cnrs-orleans.fr/~ddwit/TOSCAdoc/report_school_2013_Thessaloniki.pdfshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1
Second training school on Solar variability and its impact on climate (Trieste, 13-17 October 2014), see http://tosca.sciencesconf.org a report of the school is available here http://tosca.sciencesconf.org/http://lpc2e.cnrs-orleans.fr/~ddwit/TOSCAdoc/report_school_2014_Trieste.pdfshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
HANDBOOK on the Sun-Climate connection The handbook on “Earth’s climate response to a variable Sun”, with over 60 authors and 340 pages, came out in November 2015. This handbook provides a complete survey of the various connections between solar variability and the Earth’s climate, and has been written for a broad, non-specialist audience. You can order it at EDP [link], Amazon [link] and others. Here is a flyer of this handbook. http://bookstore.edpsciences.com/en/product/74/9782759817337/Earths%20climate%20response%20to%20a%20changing%20Sunhttp://www.amazon.fr/Earth-Climate-Response-Changing-Sun/dp/2759817334/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448609382&sr=8-1&keywords=earth%27s+climate+response+to+a+changing+sunhttp://lpc2e.cnrs-orleans.fr/~ddwit/TOSCAdoc/Handbook_flyer.pdfshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2
Movie of balloon launch with geiger counter during workshop on global electric field
 (Reading, March 2014), 
see http://bit.ly/1kXao6jhttp://bit.ly/1kXao6jshapeimage_4_link_0
MOVIES produced by TOSCA In each movie, two scientists discuss one of hot issues in Sun-climate connections. Each movie lasts for 3 to 5 minutes. 
 


  1. Ice-cold without the Sun
    How would Earth’s climate change without the Sun ? (E. Tanskanen and Y. Yair)

  1. Let the solar wind blow
    How does the solar wind     affect climate ? (J. Lilensten and L. Lefèvre)

  1. Climate fingerprints and footprints
    How do we identify solar signals in climate records? (K. Rypdal and Y. Yair)

  1. Sunspots and climate
    Is there a link between the number of sunspots, and climate? (L. Lefèvre and J. Lilensten)

  1. Clouds, electricity, and climate
    What role does the atmospheric electricity play in climate change? (M.-M. Lam and J. Lilensten)

  1. When the Sun goes wild
    What are the     manifestations of solar activity?  (N. Vilmer and L. Lefèvre)

  1. The Earth exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation
    How does the ultraviolet radiation impact climate? (T.     Dudok de Wit and Y. Yair)

  1. Thunderstorms, lightnings, and cosmic rays
    Is there a connection between thunderstorm and climate? (Y. Yair and L. Lefèvre)

  1. Light as air
    What is the impact of atmospheric aerosols on climate? (B. Laken)