NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, March
3, to discuss the first computer model that explains the recent period
of decreased solar activity during the Sun’s 11-year cycle. The recent
solar minimum, a period characterized by a lower frequency of sunspots
and solar storms, ended in 2008 and was the deepest observed in almost
100 years.
Teleconference panelists:
* Richard Fisher, director, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
* Dibyendu Nandi, assistant professor, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research, Kolkata, India
* Andres Munoz-Jaramillo, visiting research fellow,
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass.
* Delores Knipp, visiting scientist, University of Colorado at Boulder
To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact Trent
Perrotto at +1 202-358-0321 or trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov by 10 a.m.
EST on March 3 for dial-in instructions. Requests must include media
affiliation and telephone number.
Supporting information for the briefing will be posted here:
http://www.nasa.gov/sunearth
Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on the Web:
http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
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