Carl Størmer [E-Book] : Auroral Pioneer / by Alv Egeland, William J. Burke.
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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| Personal Name(s): | Egeland, Alv, author |
| Burke, William J, author | |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2013. |
| Imprint: |
Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer,
2013
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| Physical Description: |
VIII, 195 pages 131 illustrations, 105 illustrations in color (online resource) |
| Note: |
englisch |
| ISBN: |
9783642314575 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-642-31457-5 |
| Series Title: |
Astrophysics and Space Science Library ;
393 |
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- 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.