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helioseismology

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helioseismology

Study of the Sun's structure by analysing vibrations and monitoring effects on the Sun's surface. Compare with seismology.



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International contributors from Cuba to Kazakhstan and most parts in between provide essays on topics such as solar filaments and their eruptions, the time-distance helioseismology of
The study of these and similar waves is called helioseismology.
an electronic instrument that creates images of the sun's interior by measuring the velocity of sound waves produced by hot, bubbling gases that well up to the surface--a technique called acoustic helioseismology.
 
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