Understanding Particles and Fields Throughout the Solar System

Baker, Daniel

Title:

Understanding Particles and Fields Throughout the Solar System

dc.contributor.author	Baker, Daniel
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Aerospace Engineering	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. The Center for Space Technology and Research	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	University of Colorado, Boulder. Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-09T15:53:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-09T15:53:01Z
dc.date.issued	2015-10-07
dc.description	Presented on October 7, 2015 in the Scheller College of Business, LeCraw Auditorium at 6:00 p.m.	en_US
dc.description	Dr. Daniel Baker is director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado-Boulder and is Distinguished Professor of Planetary and Space Physics there. He holds the Moog-Broad Reach Chair of Space Sciences at CU.
dc.description	Runtime: 72:31 minutes
dc.description.abstract	Even before the official dawn of the Space Age – that is, before the launch of the Sputnik and Explorer spacecraft in 1957-1958 – many investigators around the world were engaged in space physics research. Using sounding rockets to get to the fringes of outer space, early researchers made pioneering observations of the Sun and Earth’s upper atmosphere. This talk will recount some of the earlier history of contributions to Sun-Earth (“solar terrestrial”) studies. A principal focus of the talk will be the modern studies of energetic particles and electromagnetic fields in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood. CU-Boulder LASP (Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics) has been playing an increasingly prominent role in forefront studies of Earth’s “magnetosphere” and LASP researchers are using this core terrestrial knowledge to advance planetary and astrophysical understanding as well. Moreover, study and understanding of the space environment of Earth is absolutely essential for our knowledge of “space weather” which represents a major threat to our modern technological society. The presentation will address all these aspects and will conclude with a look forward to future solar system programs and opportunities.	en_US
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dc.format.extent	72:31 minutes
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54086
dc.relation.ispartofseries	C-STAR Distinguished Lecture Series	en_US
dc.subject	LASP	en_US
dc.subject	Magnetosphere	en_US
dc.subject	Space weather	en_US
dc.title	Understanding Particles and Fields Throughout the Solar System	en_US
dc.type	Moving Image
dc.type.genre	Lecture
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local.contributor.corporatename	Center for Space Technology and Research
local.relation.ispartofseries	C-STAR Distinguished Speaker Seminar
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