Climate Change and Solar Variability

The Special Issue on “Climate Change and Solar Variability“ is devoted to recent advances in the connection between solar activity and terrestrial climate. The influence of the Sun’s radiation on the Earth’s climate system is a complex and interdisciplinary issue; it includes a variety of scientific fields, such as climatology, computer modelling, space climate, solar activity, geomagnetism, and cosmic rays. Because of this complexity, a holistic approach is needed in order to shed light into the degree that the Sun’s activity controls the terrestrial climate and, therefore, is contributing to the ongoing global climate change. Though there have been many studies focusing on the connection between solar variability and terrestrial climate, each of them has touched the subject from its own point of view. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to give ground to researchers from various scientific backgrounds to express their views about this topic.

This Special Issue will, therefore, cover advances in (i) the modification of stratospheric ozone and clouds by solar UV radiation, (ii) global climate modeling, (iii) the influence of cosmic rays on clouds, (iv) the effects of solar sun spots on global climate, and (v) the comparison between human-induced and solar-driven influences on the ongoing climate change.

Dr. Harry D. Kambezidis
Dr. Basil E. Psiloglou
Guest Editors

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