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Space weather education using sounds from data and visualizations from simulations
L. M. Peticolas, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and J. G. Luhmann, W. P. Abbett, N. Craig, B. J. Mendez, and I. Sircar
Space weather is driven by solar processes that create a dynamic solar wind which, in turn, can interact with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. Teaching about these processes, such as coronal mass ejections, at k-12 grade levels and to the public can be difficult. Three dimensional visualizations together with sound made from solar wind data all wrapped in a good story can help to give students and the public a better understanding of the sun, its solar wind, and its magnetic fields. We will present our work on converting Helios data to stereo sounds as a way to make solar wind data more accessible to the general public. We will also present examples of how visualizations created by three dimensional computer simulations together with these sounds can be used in education activities at different grade levels. .
Joint Session 1, Education and Outreach Activities in Space Weather (Joint Between the 13th Symposium on Education and the Symposium on Space Weather) (Room 615/16)
Monday, 12 January 2004, 1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Room 615/616
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