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January 21, 2005 | Volume 4, Number 2 ResearchResearch
British Geological Survey: Geomagnetism [gif, pdf, jpeg]
The British Geological Survey illustrates its work monitoring the earth's magnetic field in the UK at this website. Users can learn about the six observatories located in the Atlantic and the UK. Using the Grid Magnetic Angle Calculator, visitors can determine the angle between the British National grid north and the magnetic north. The website features Mercator projects created with the World Magnetic Model, geomagnetic data for the academic community, space weather services for industry, and more. Students can find tutorials about the Earth's magnetic field, magnetic reversals, and magnetic storms. [RME]
SUSY Dark Matter/Interactive Direct Detection Limit Plotter [pdf, postscript, gif]
http://dmtools.berkeley.edu/limitplots/ Maintained by Rich Gaitshell at Brown University and Vuk Mandic at UC Berkeley, this website offers a tool for researchers to create plots of their experimental and theoretical data of dark matter. After a brief explanation of how to use the plotter, users can chose from a wide range of data categories and specifications. Visitors can find a series of abstracts and links to sources of information and references. The website offers downloads of high quality outputs of plots and legends as postscripts or pdf files as well as low-resolution preview images. [RME]
The E821 Muon (g-2) Home Page [pdf, gif, postscript, pdf]
http://www.g-2.bnl.gov/index.shtml "The Muon (g-2) Experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory is stringently testing the Standard Model by measuring the Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon to unprecedented precision." The website offers a helpful graphic, explaining the g-2 experiment. Researchers can find links to publications of experimental results, design and technique, conference proceedings, and PhD theses. Users can find close-up images and concise explanations of the experiment. The website offers links to other websites describing this experiment as well as proposed experiments which plan to use the Muon (g-2) ring. [RME]
Ohio State University-Astrophysics and Cosmology [pdf]
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~astro/ The Astrophysics and Cosmology section at Ohio State University describes its eclectic research in the formation of molecules, theoretical astrophysics, stellar structure, astro-particle physics, early universe cosmology, and various astrophysical environments. Users can find summaries of the numerous research interests, the activities, and accomplishments of the faculty and the graduate students. The website offers lists, full texts, and abstracts of published works and pre-prints. Users can find links to other cosmology groups who are working on similar problems as those at Ohio State. [RME]
Reifenberger Nanophysics Lab [QuickTime, pdf]
http://www.physics.purdue.edu/nanophys/newpage10-03/index.htm The Reifenberger Nanophysics Lab "uses innovative experimental techniques to examine the physical properties of objects in the nanoscale size range." This website describes the problems the lab is currently investigating including molecular conduction, environmental noise characterization, and new techniques using scanning probe microscopes (SPMs). Users can view an assorted collection of scanning probe images and schematic diagrams of the lab's equipment. Students and researchers can find a video discussing the research applications, lists of the lab's publications since 1992, and numerous links to online journals. [RME]
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Belshaw Research Group [pdf, StuffIt Expander, gif]
This University of Wisconsin-Madison website presents the Belshaw Research Group's work exploring biological systems through synthetic organic chemistry and molecular biology. Users can find summaries of the group's main research themes such as light-directed radial combinatorial chemistry, automated gene synthesis, and ligand-regulated peptide aptamers. The website includes software to conduct rotamase assays, a host of chemistry and biology links, and downloads of abstracts and full texts of many of the group's publications. [RME]
University of Alabama in Huntsville: Earth System Science Center (ESSC) [Java, pdf]
The University of Alabama in Huntsville created the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) "to encourage interdisciplinary study of the Earth as an integrated system across traditional boundaries." This website offers innumerable links to research projects associated with the Center. Users can learn about studies to understand the accumulation of ozone and other oxidants near the ground, the use of advanced radar in meteorological investigations, the employment of remote sensing to understand how aerosols and clouds affect climate and air quality, and much more. Researchers can find meteorological and modeling data sets, publications, and information on recent and upcoming events. [RME]
TELEX: Thunderstorm Electrification and Lightning Experiment [jpeg, QuickTime]
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/telex/index.html This website presents the research of the National Severe Storms Laboratory to determine how storm structure, updrafts, and precipitation affect lightning and other electrical storm properties. Users can discover how TELEX is employing the KOUN radar and the Oklahoma Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) with the addition of balloon soundings to measure the electric field profiles of storms. The website furnishes photos of the work and interesting video footage of a few of the launches. Overall, this website offers an inspiring example of the significant efforts to improving forecasts and severe weather warnings. [RME] For information on additional contributors, see the Internet Scout Project staff page. |
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