TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mandrini,Cristina H.
AU  - Webb,David
ED  - International Astronomical Union.
TI  - Comparative magnetic minima: characterizing quiet times in the sun and stars : proceedings of the 286th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in the city of Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina, October 3-7, 2011 
SN  - 9781107019867 (hbk.)
AV  - QB526.C9 I57 2011
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Solar cycle
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Stars
KW  - Radiation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; session 1; Solar and stellar minima ---; session 2; Dynamos and cycle variability ---; session 3; Comparative solar minima from sun to earth ---; session 4; Stellar cycles ---; session 5; Grand minima and historical records ---; session 6; General topics
N2  - IAU Symposium 286 presents authoritative reviews and the latest results on characterizing the quietest periods of solar and stellar magnetic activity cycles, from generative dynamo mechanisms to in-depth analyses of recent well-observed and well-modeled minima. Specific topics covered include effects on Earth such as the Maunder Minimum and Little Ice Ages associated with a period of extended, or 'grand', minima and how magnetic fields can be cyclically generated in solar and stellar interiors via dynamo processes. Studies of activity cycles in Sun-like and nearby stars help to place the Sun's cycles in a universal context. IAU S286 is unique in bringing together a diverse group of scientists from different disciplines to uncover common aspects of the physical processes involved in different environments from the Sun to Earth and stars to planets. -- Back cover
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