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Douglas Biesecker of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
Space Environment Center, Boulder, Colo.

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The book is based on a symposium on "Technology for Humanitarian Action"
sponsored by the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, Fordham
University (New York), in cooperation with Stevens Institute of Technology
(Hoboken, N.) that took place in December 2003.
"This new method allows more reliable advance warning of magnetic storms
brewing on the far side that could rotate with the sun and threaten the
Earth," said NASA-supported scientist Phil Scherrer of Stanford University,
Stanford, Calif.
The sun is filled with many kinds of sound waves caused by the convective
(boiling) motion of gas in its surface layers.

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An active region reveals itself because its
strong magnetic fields speed up the sound waves.

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Arthur
Lerner-Lam, associate director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at
Columbia University., said, "With the new far side photo
album going back to 1996, we can discover identifying characteristics of
active regions.

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"Vast sums of money are spent annually to improve military technology, to
perfect the weapons, detection, and delivery systems that make modern armies
efficient killing machines," Dr.

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Cahill will
launch the new book, "Technology for Humanitarian Action," a basic technology
guide how to deal with, and perhaps foretell, natural disasters such as the
December 2004 tsunami and other natural and mad-made disruptions by a broad
spectrum of scientists and humanitarian experts, edited by Dr. Raveche; Stevens' Vice President for Institute Technology
Initiatives, Dr. Cahill says in the introduction to the book.

Active regions situated on
the near side of the sun, the one facing the Earth, can be observed directly .

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Kevin M. WASHINGTON, NASA researchers using the Solar and
Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft have developed a method of seeing
through the sun to the star's far side.

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This category includes web sites about the natural, scientific, and environmental aspects of the Polar Regions.

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However, traditional methods provided no information about active regions
developing on the other side of the sun."
SOHO is a cooperative project between the European Space Agency and NASA .

It includes information about the natural environment, environmental problems, and scientific activities specific to the Polar Regions.

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. The sun's far side faces away from the
Earth, so it is not directly observable by traditional techniques.

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NASA Spacecraft Helps Researchers See the Sun's Far Side

Many of these storms originate in groups of sunspots, or active regions --
areas with high concentration of magnetic fields.

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Dr. Cahill will lead off the discussion to be followed by: Stevens' President ,
Dr.. The far side imaging method
compares the sound waves that emanate from each small region on the far side
with what was expected to arrive at that small region from waves that
originated on the front side. The difference becomes
evident when sound waves originating from the front side and from the back
side get out of step with one another.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/soho_xray .nasa.

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Harold J.edu. Knowing whether there are large
active regions on the opposite side of the sun may greatly improve forecast of
potential magnetic storms.
For SOHO information and images on the Web, visit:

http://www.

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published by Fordham University Press. Wisniewski; the founder and former director of
Stevens' Wireless Network Security Center, Dr. Could
there not be profit in beating our swords into ploughshares?"
A light buffet with refreshments will begin the evening, 6:45-7:30;
discussions to follow.
Advance warning can help planners prepare for operational disruptions.
The new observation method uses SOHO's Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI)
instrument to trace sound waves reverberating through the sun to build a
picture of the far side.
"The new method allows us to see the entire far side, including the poles.

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Magnetic storms resulting from violent solar activity disrupt satellites,
radio communications, power grids and other technological systems on Earth. This will improve our ability to distinguish real active
regions .

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The launch -- which will feature a discussion on how the urgent needs of
humanitarian workers could be made easier by innovative new technologies --
will take place at The Carriage House (149 East 38th Street, New York, NY). Paul J.

(Media and Humanitarian Relief Organizations are welcomed, but please RSVP
to Meagen Henning at 201-216-5116 or mhenning@stevens.html

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http: //www.

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"What if that technology could be applied to humanitarian efforts? . The sun
rotates once every 27 days, as seen from Earth, and this means the evolution
of active regions on the far side of the sun previously has not been
detectable. The project was completed
in December 2005.

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'Technology for Humanitarian Action ' a Basic Technology Guide for Humanitarian Workers to Deal With and Prevent Natural and Man-Made Disasters to Be Launched

"The original far-side imaging method only allowed us to see the central
regions, about one-quarter to one-third of its total area," Scherrer said.

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Scherrer started an effort to use the new method to create full far-side
images from archived MDI data collected since 1996.

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At The Carriage House in New York City, May 18, 2005, 6:45 PM

NEW YORK, On May 18, 2005, Dr. Helena S.