STANFORD UNIVERSITY
EE 350 RADIOSCIENCE SEMINAR
Professor Umran S. Inan
Winter 1998-99
Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999
Time: 4:15-5:30 PM; Refreshments at 4:00 PM
Location: GESB 124
Some Key Aspects of Solar-Terrestrial Coupling
Dr. David Lauben
Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Abstract
The nominally well-behaved solar-terrestrial environment in which we live
is nonetheless subject to sometimes violent disruptions in response to
explosive solar activity, leading to a host of impacts ranging from the
more benign aurora borealis to the more catastrophic failure of electric
utility power grids and communication satellites.
This talk gives an overview of some key aspects of solar-terrestrial
disruptions particularly as they concern human interests, touching on such
topics as coronal mass ejections, magnetic storms, auroral electrojet
intensification, and so-called "killer electrons," all of which can be
expected to increase in frequency as we approach solar max cycle 23 in y2k.