helioseismology - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about helioseismology Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,017,480,702 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

helioseismology

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.

helioseismology

Study of the Sun's structure by analysing vibrations and monitoring effects on the Sun's surface. Compare with seismology.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
Leibacher, director of the NSO and an early practitioner of helioseismology The technique, says Leibacher, may help researchers probe smaller regions of the sun, perhaps illuminating the mysterious subsolarian processes that generate sunspots.
Revealing the sun's solitary vibrations by Pendick, Daniel / Science News
Helioseismology -- observations of the way the sun's surface rises and falls in a pattern of oscillations -- provides one of the best checks on these nonstandard models by supplying information about the sun's internal structure, for example, how deep the sun's convective zone goes.
Making sunshine; new observations focus attention on the sun's ... by Peterson, Ivars / Science News
The study of the inner sun, known, as helioseismology (SN: 7/2/88, p.
Solar-cycle peak threatens Max to the max by Eberhart, Jonathan / Science News
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.