Interview with Drew Turner: What are radiation belts?
In this podcast, Drew Turner explains what radiation belts are. Drew is an Assistant Researcher at UCLA who works with data from the THEMIS mission.
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.mp3 (1.1 MB)
For the full interview, visit this page.
Interview with Daniel Cosgrove: Describe a challenge that you faced in your work, and how you overcame it.
This is not the full interview, only a small excerpt. Listen to Dan describe a challenge that he faced in his work, and how he overcame it.
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.mp3 (4 MB)
For the full interview, visit this page.
Three students from Victor Trautman's class in Petersburg, AK each created a podcast to teach about the THEMIS magnetometer data to their fellow geology students. Video podcasts must be viewed with Quicktime. Get it here.
- Our Magnetometer* by Yanet Eudave
This presentation provides basic info on the school-installed magnetometer, Kp Index, the magnetosphere, auroral current, predicting aurora, xyz plots, and the Geophysical Institute. It is a good general overview about the GEONS program. (9 minutes) Video/Audio formats: m4a (8.5MB) mp3 (8.3MB) - Predicting Auroras* by Laura McKay
This presentation covers how auroras are made, how the A index and xyz plots give you the Kp index, and how you can predict auroras. (5 minutes) Video/Audio formats: m4a (3.5MB) mp3 (5.1 MB) - THEMIS/NASA Project* by Jaclyn Lyons
An overview of the THEMIS mission, the definition of a substorm, and the Petersburg School’s involvement in THEMIS project. (5 minutes) Video/Audio formats: m4a (3.4MB) mp3 (4.7 MB)
* There is video associated with the m4a format podcasts. These files are best viewed by downloading them on your machine and then opening them with QuickTime.
