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The Sun from Space

The Sun from Space

Kenneth Lang

Solar Physics 46, 377–409. Zirker, J. B.: Coronal holes – an overview. In: Coronal holes and high speed wind streams (Ed. J. B. Zirker). Boulder, Colorado: Colorado Associated University Press, 1977, pp. 1–26. Zirker, J. B. (Ed.). Coronal holes ...
The Science of Ocean Waves: Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas

The Science of Ocean Waves: Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas

J. B. Zirker

Zirker is that rare animal who can both communicate the most demanding technical detail and make it accessible."—New Scientist
Sunquakes: Probing the Interior of the Sun

Sunquakes: Probing the Interior of the Sun

J. B. Zirker

In Sunquakes, Jack B. Zirker tells the story of this new science and explains the physics behind these illuminating vibrations.
The Solar Corona: Proceedings of International Astronomical ...

The Solar Corona: Proceedings of International Astronomical ...

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F. Q. Orrall and J. B. Zirker, Astrophys.J. 134, 72 (1961). . E. N. Parker, Astrophys. J. 117,431 (1953). . J. B. Zirker, Astrophys.J. 131,684 (1960). . S. Rosseland, E. Jensen, and E. Tandberg-Hanssen, I. A. U. Symposium No. 6, Stockholm, 1956 ...
An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope

An Acre of Glass: A History and Forecast of the Telescope

J. B. Zirker

Praise for Sunquakes, also by J. B. Zirker "Sunquakes is a remarkable book that conveys a true sense of the excitement involved in the development of a new scientific discipline." — American Scientist "In his rich and enjoyable book, Jack ...
Total Eclipses of the Sun

Total Eclipses of the Sun

Jack B. Zirker

These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The Magnetic Universe: The Elusive Traces of an Invisible Force

The Magnetic Universe: The Elusive Traces of an Invisible Force

J. B. Zirker

Students and amateur astronomers alike will appreciate the readable prose and comprehensive coverage of The Magnetic Universe.
The Science of Ocean Waves: Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas

The Science of Ocean Waves: Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas

J. B. Zirker

Then on November 9, 2011, Garrett McNamara was videotaped surfing a waveoffthe coastof Nazaré, Portugal, where an underwater canyonfocuses high swellsto impressive heights. His monster wave was rated unofficially at a jawdropping ...
Exploring the Universe with the IUE Satellite

Exploring the Universe with the IUE Satellite

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Triste: Tabographys-TS, p. 342. Smith, M. and Penrod, D.: 1985, Relations between Chromospheric-Coronal Heating and Mass Loss in Stars, R. Stalio and J. B. Zirker (eds.), Trieste: Tabographys-TS, p. 394. Snow, T. P.: 1977, Astrophys. J. 217 ...
Physics of the Sun: Volume II: The Solar Atmosphere

Physics of the Sun: Volume II: The Solar Atmosphere

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263. Withbroe, G. L.: 1977a in E. Hansen and S. Schaffner (eds), Proc. of the November 7–10, 1977 OSO-8 Workshop, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, p. 2. Withbroe, G. L.: 1977b, in J. B. Zirker (ed.), Coronal Holes and High Speed Wind Streams, ...
The Sun and the Heliosphere in Three Dimensions: Proceedings ...

The Sun and the Heliosphere in Three Dimensions: Proceedings ...

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23, 85. Parker, E. N. 1983b, Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 24, 79. Parker, E. N. 1984, in Proceedings of III Trieste Workshop, Sacramento Peak Observatory, 18– 25 August; ed. by R. Stalio, J. B. Zirker. Parker, E. N. 1985, Geophys. Astrophys.

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