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History of solar coronal expansion studies |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 73,
Issue 41,
1992,
Page 433-438
Peter Alexander,
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The solar corona is the outer shell of the Sun's atmosphere and traditionally, has been observed at the time of solar eclipse. The plasma in this zone is so hot (1–2×106K) that even the Sun's enormous gravity cannot retain it, and a continuous outflow of mass, the “solar wind,” fills the interplanetary region. Electrons and protons are the major constituents of this fluid. A few centuries ago, some of the rare and unpredictable phenomena related to the solar coronal expansion, such as comet tails and aurorae, were considered to be forecasts of the world's destruction. Recent studies of the subject, however, have contributed to our knowledge in such diverse fields as plasma theory, astrophysics, and geomag
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/91EO00319
年代:1992
数据来源: WILEY
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Honors |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 73,
Issue 41,
1992,
Page 434-434
Anonymous,
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The solar corona is the outer shell of the Sun's atmosphere and traditionally, has been observed at the time of solar eclipse. The plasma in this zone is so hot (1–2×106K) that even the Sun's enormous gravity cannot retain it, and a continuous outflow of mass, the “solar wind,” fills the interplanetary region. Electrons and protons are the major constituents of this fluid. A few centuries ago, some of the rare and unpredictable phenomena related to the solar coronal expansion, such as comet tails and aurorae, were considered to be forecasts of the world's destruction. Recent studies of the subject, however, have contributed to our knowledge in such diverse fields as plasma theory, astrophysics, and geomag
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/EO073i041p00434-01
年代:1992
数据来源: WILEY
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The Ocean Sciences section: Who are we? |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 73,
Issue 41,
1992,
Page 435-436
Fred Noel Spiess,
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During the past 2‐year cycle of AGU governance, some of us began discussing whether the Ocean Sciences Section was providing adequate representation for its heterogeneous membership. From these discussions emerged a proposal to organize the section into subdivisions to emphasize our diversity, to stimulate a full range of special sessions, and to assure that we will interact with the Union and outside organizations in ways compatible with the diverse interests of our members.As these discussions progressed, it became clear that those involved were working with a variety of assumptions about the composition and interests of our membership, but there were no data to support any particular view. We therefore decided to devise a simple questionnaire to find the distributions of our members' fields of activity and their interests in AGU meetings and publication
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/91EO00325
年代:1992
数据来源: WILEY
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David Lukens Reasoner (1941–1992) |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 73,
Issue 41,
1992,
Page 436-437
Rick Chappell,
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David Lukens Reasoner, former head of NASA's Ionospheric Physics branch, died on April 21, 1992. Reasoner was born July 1, 1941. He worked tirelessly to expand NASA's Space Physics Division, bringing his deep experience and personal expertise to bear on the challenges of growth.During the magical period of the late 1950s and early 1960s when America turned its eyes toward space and the Moon, David Lukens Reasoner journeyed north from the nearby Texas town of Dickinson to Rice University with an idea of getting involved in exploring the frontiers of space. He pursued a course of study in electrical engineering and received a bachelor's degree in 1963 and a master's degree in 1964. In the early 1960s, the Space Science Department at Rice was formed, and President John Kennedy visited to say that America chose to go to space not because it is easy but because it is hard and because it would require the very best talents of our nation to succeed. Dave Reasoner was one of those talented people. His excellence in electrical engineering and physics, combined with his natural abilities in the laboratory, suited him ideally for building the machines of space. As a student, he built sounding rocket payloads and multiple instruments for satellites and experiment packages that were placed on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts. He completed his doctoral degree in space science in 1968. It was in these early thrilling days of space exploration that I first met Dave, beginning a friendship and collegial relationship that was to last 27 years.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/91EO00326
年代:1992
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AGU 1992 Mineral Physics Student Award |
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Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union,
Volume 73,
Issue 41,
1992,
Page 437-437
Anonymous,
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Michael B. Kruger was recently honored with the Mineral Physics Student Award. The Mineral Physics Committee bestows the award to encourage new students to consider mineral physics as a career.Kruger received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Master of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
ISSN:0002-8606
DOI:10.1029/91EO00329
年代:1992
数据来源: WILEY
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