Queensborough Community College - 2009Assessing Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Frequency
Team Members
Team Members: Michael Hirschberger, High School Student Final Research Presentation
Summary
Abstract: Data from Unisys Weather was used to calculate tropical cyclone energy in the Atlantic, East Pacific, South Pacific, West Pacific, North Indian, and South Indian Oceans from 1996 to 2008. Trends in global cyclone intensity and frequency were studied. Furthermore, variables having short- and long-term effects on regional and global tropical cyclone activity such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) were investigated. In most oceans, there was a distinct correlation between Tropical Cyclone activity and the ENSO anomalies. Queensborough Community College - 2008Hurricane Activity
Research Team Members
Team Members: Donald E. Cohen, Undergradutae Student James Oji, High School Teacher Christian Segarra, High School Student Final Research Presentation
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study hurricane activity.
With the aid of satellite data from Unisys Weather, we studied
hurricane tracks and tried to find a pattern in hurricane activity,
such as, whether or not hurricane activity was increasing or
decreasing over the years. We also tried to see how the hurricane
season of one year differed from the hurricane season of another
year. We also aimed to discover if hurricane activity in the A
tlantic Ocean affected Hurricane activity in the East Pacific Ocean.
Queensborough Community College - 2007The Relationship between the Solar Winds and
the Interplanetary Magnetic Field
Research Team Members
Team Members: Henry Weinberger, High School Student Final Research Presentation
Abstract
Queensborough Community College - 2006Composition of Solar Wind
Team Members
Researchers: Mandy Chow, SHARP Apprentice Final Research Presentation
Summary
The solar wind is a stream of charged particles which are ejected from the outer atmosphere of a star or the sun's corona. Some Useful Facts about Solar Wind: + contains a large number of electrons, protons,
and a few ions The SEPICA (Solar Energetic Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer) is the prime sensor on the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer). Queensborough Community College - 2005Earth's Magnetic Field and Ionosphere
Team Members
Researchers: Oscar Puente, SHARP Apprentice Final Research Presentation
Summary
We will be researching space weather and study how the solar wind affects the Earth's magnetic field and ionosphere. We will be using ACE and SOHO satellite data for the solar wind, and ionosonde data for the Earth. Queensborough Community College - 2004Solar Wind Effect on Earth's Ionosphere
Team Members
Researchers: Odell John, Undergraduate Student Oscar Puente,SHARPApprentice Final Research Presentation
Summary
We are studying the solar winds effect on the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere. The sun emits charged particles, known as the solar wind. When these particles interact with the Earth's magnetic field the ion content of the atmosphere is affected. We have been analyzing data from the ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) NASA satellite that measures the solar wind & this data is compared with measurements of the ionosphere. It has been found that strong gusts in the solar wind result in atmospheric Gamma ray bursts in addition to deviations in the electron content in the atmosphere
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