Research Catalog

Title

Robotic exploration close to the sun : scientific basis : Marlboro, MA, April 1996 / editor Shadia Rifai Habbal.

Publication

Woodbury, N.Y. : AIP Press, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors

• Habbal, Shadia Rifai.
• Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Description

xiii, 274 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

AIP conference proceedings ; 385

Uniform Title

AIP conference proceedings ; no. 385.

Alternative Title

Scientific basis for robotic exploration close to the sun

Subjects

• Space probes > Congresses
• Astrophysics > Remote sensing > Congresses
• Solar wind > Congresses
• Robotics > Congresses

Note

• Papers presented at the workshop on "Scientific Basis for Robotic Exploration Close to the Sun", held in Marlboro, Mass. on April 15-18, 1996 and sponsored by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory with partial support from NASA.
• "DOE CONF-9604161"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Chapter Summary: In Situ Measurement Requirements for a Solar Probe / D. A. Roberts and J. T. Gosling -- Coronal Structure Inferred from Remote Sensing Observations / W. C. Feldman -- Physical Nature of the Low-Speed Solar Wind / J. T. Gosling -- Energetic Particles in the Solar Wind and at the Sun / R. P. Lin -- Wavelet Analysis of the Structure of Microstreams in the Polar Solar Wind / M. Neugebauer, A. Ruzmaikin and D. J. McComas -- Plasma Waves in the Solar Corona / P. Rodriguez -- Observational Requirements for In Situ Plasma Instrumentation for Solar Probe / E. C. Sittler, Jr., D. Chornay and J. Keller [et al.] -- Turbulence Properties along the Solar Probe Trajectory / W. H. Matthaeus -- Chapter Summary: Remote Sensing Measurements of the Corona with the Solar Probe / S. R. Habbal and R. Woo -- Morphology of the Solar Corona from Radio Occultation Measurements: Implications for Solar Probe / R. Woo --
• Solar Wind Structure at 0.1-1 AU Reconstructed from IPS Observations Using Tomography / M. Kojima, K. Asai and P. L. Hick [et al.] -- Imaging the Source Regions of the Solar Wind / S. R. Habbal -- UV Spectroscopy of the Extended Solar Corona: Results from UVCS/Spartan / L. Strachan, L. D. Gardner and P. L. Smith [et al.] -- Importance of White-Light Observations of the Extended Corona / M. Guhathakurta and R. Fisher -- Simulated White-Light Images of Coronal Structures as Obtained by the CORI Imager On-Board a Solar Probe / S. Patsourakos and J.-C. Vial -- Eclipse White-Light Polar Plumes: What is the Connection with the Disk Activity? / S. Koutchmy and K. Boechialini -- Causal Spatio-Temporal Correlations of Short Scale Length Solar Wind Acceleration and Heating Mechanisms with a Solar Event Correlation Analyzer / T. E. Evans, R. A. Moyer and E. Stephan [et al.] -- High Frequency Magneto-Acoustic Waves in the Chromosphere / K. Bocchialini and S. Koutchmy --
• Inferences of Element Abundances from Helioseismic Data / A. G. Kosovichev -- Chapter Summary: The Solar Corona and Solar Wind: Theoretical Issues / J. V. Hollweg and R. Esser -- The Role of Waves, Turbulence, and Structures in Heating and Accelerating the Solar Wind / D. A. Roberts -- A Kinetic Study of Solar Wind Electrons: Implications for a Mission Close to the Sun / O. Lie-Svendsen -- Helium in the Outer Solar Atmosphere / V. H. Hansteen, E. Leer and T. E. Holzer -- Acceleration of the Solar Wind: Effects of Plasmoids / D. J. Mullan -- Alfven Wave Propagation at X-Points and Shock Wave Formation in the Solar Corona / M. Velli, S. Landi and G. Einaudi -- Interdependence of Solar Wind Models and Solar Wind Observations / R. Esser and N. S. Brickhouse -- Solitary Waves in Coronal Holes - Predicted Signatures Close to the Sun / L. Ofman and J. M. Davila -- Discrete Sources of the Solar Wind: Observability with Solar Probe / D. J. Mullan --
• The Solar Probe Mission and System Design History / J. E. Randolph and P. R. Turner -- The Solar Probe Mission and Comments on Plasma Wave Observations / B. T. Tsurutani and O. Vaisberg -- Plasma Measurements Options for a Solar Probe and Fire Missions / O. L. Vaisberg.

ISBN

1563966182

LCCN

96079560

OCLC

ocm36502701

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Columbia University Libraries