Solar cycle

A problem that may affect you in the future are solar flares and the solar cycle. Solar flares and sunspots can interrupt radio frequencies, transmissions, and everything electronic. This could cause prodigious problems and send the world into anarchy. Solar flares are high energy explosions that radiate through space. They are sometimes called CME’s, which stands for coronal mass ejection. Solar flares are measured by the maximum flux of their X-rays. The scale consists of grade A, B, C, M, X flares

CHAPTER 2 Cosmic-Ray Modulation during Different Phases of Solar and Magnetic Activity Cycles INTRODUCTION Cosmic-rays are modulated as they traverse into the heliosphere. Measurements have shown that cosmic-ray intensity varies on different time scales. On a longer time scale, the cosmic-ray intensity variations in anti-phase with solar activity having ≈ 11-year cyclicity is well known and studied extensively (e.g., see Venkatesan and Badruddin, 1990; Storini et al.,

within the sun trough, solar surface, and are visible as dark spots compared to surrounding. Sunspots are generally bigger than the Earth and are always dark and much cooler than it’s surroundings. Large sunspots can have a temperature of 3700 degrees Celsius, which isn 't much compared to the temperature of the photosphere of the sun which is about 5500 degrees Celsius. Sunspots are a very common sight during the solar maximum; Solar maximum is the period of greatest solar activity which lasts about

photosphere, and as these regions rise through the solar atmosphere, the convective flow of energy is partially blocked, cooling the region and thus reducing its brightness, causing the darkness associated with sunspots (see figure 4, part

Dr. Miller watched a bright light soar through the sky as the jet experienced turbulence and the asteroid made contact with the ground. The resulting shock wave was much more intense than Samuel had predicted, which was worrisome, but all he could do was watch from the window as he soared through the sky of a new Earth. Dr. Miller safely landed in a panicked Moscow and quickly made his way to Dr. Yaknova’s headquarters. They worked together to evaluate the damage and discovered that Samuel’s predictions

This story describes the continuous renewal and daily cycle of the sun. It goes on to explain that the sun god was birthed each morning by the sky goddess and matured throughout the day until he reached his peak age and descended into the Underworld. In other words, this tale explains that the sun rises, or

Solar modulation of galactic cosmic rays (GCR) has been a subject of intense research, especially to assess the continuously changing behaviour of the sun and its influence on cosmic rays. This modulation of GCR intensity associated with ~11-year solar activity cycle has been studied from past several decades (e.g., Forbush, 1954; Burlaga et al., 1985; Venkatesan and Badruddin, 1990; Storini et al., 1995; Sabbah and Rybansky, 2006; Kudela, 2009; Ahluwalia et al., 2010; Heber, 2013; Chowdhury, Kudela

star. The 11-year cycle of the sun's magnetic field accounts for many of the cool features of the sun: sunspots, solar flares, and aurora borealis. At the beginning of the cycle, the magnetic field is weak and there are very few sunspots; later, at the peak of the cycle, the magnetic field is strong, and there are many sunspots. Sunspots are relatively cool areas that appear as dark patches on the face of the sun. They occur where magnetic field lines are

prevents the convection of heat to the surface. • The number of sunspots on the surface and their size changes over time, in a cycle of approx. eleven years. Intense sunspot activity, which results in a high exchange of energy from the sun to the Earth, is associated with geomagnetic storms, which disrupt communications and power transmissions. • A rise in sunspot activity causes solar eruptions (flares). These eruptions

Are We Too Dependent on Technology? Eric Tracy ENG 122 Angela Temple May 3rd, 2010 Are We Too Dependent on Technology? If you were to ask somebody what a computer was sixty years ago they would look at you look at you puzzled. Now days it is hard to find a household or office in America that does not contain at least one personal computer. With all of this information at our finger tips, we have to ask ourselves if we are becoming too dependent on technology. Imagine if