PROFESSOR SAMI K. SOLANKI

The single quantity that is responsible for the continuing unrest and activity of the Sun is its tangled and dynamic magnetic field. It produces many fascinating phenomena, including changes in the Sun's radiative output, which has been invoked as a source of solar influence on the Earth's climate. In this talk, an overview of some of the advances achieved at MPS over the last years in our knowledge and understanding of solar magnetism and its influence on solar brightness variations will be given. If time allows, brief descriptions of the Sunrise and Solar Orbiter missions will also be provided.