Carl Størmer Auroral Pioneer /
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...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library,
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31457-5 Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
Table of Contents:
- 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.