Carl Størmer Auroral Pioneer /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Egeland, Alv (Συγγραφέας), Burke, William J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 393
• Θέματα: Physics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

This biography summarizes the seminal contributions to auroral and space science of Carl Størmer (1874 - 1957). He was the first to develop precise photographic methods to calculate heights and morphologies of diverse auroral forms during four solar cycles. Størmer independently devised numerical te...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Carl Størmer’s Origins
• 3 Størmer’s Auroral Studies
• 4 Mother-of-Pearl-, Noctilucent Clouds, Comets and Metors
• 5 Botanical Interests
• 6 Mathematical Analyses
• 7 Cooperation and conflict with Kristian Birkeland
• 8 Størmer the Man
• 9 The Størmer Family
• 10 Størmer’s Accomplishments: In Retrospect
• 11 Carl Størmer’s publications, biographies, and other sources. Appendix 1 Størmer’s Trajectory Analyses
• Appendix 2 Auroral Height and Position Orientations
• Bibliography
• Index of names.