Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at auroral.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Auroral.

Examples

  • The aurora are the most dramatic, mysterious phenomena caused by the sun so I contacted scientists at the Auroral

    A Conversation with Lucy Jago, author of The Northern Lights 2010

  • As Dr. Shostak explains the radio emission, saying, "Auroral Kilometric Radiation ... is generated when fast-moving particles boil off the sun, gush into space, and then get manhandled by Earth's magnetic field."

    Archive 2008-07-12 Nicole 2008

  • Nature has a good article about the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), an ionospheric heater that became fully operational last July.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) has been entwined with controversy since its birth.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • The secrets of the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program are revealed, with the release of HAARP: Research and Applications: ‘HAARP can actually perform a lot of militarily important functions, all involving the interactions of radio waves with the high atmosphere, magnetosphere and ionosphere.’

    New Document Reveals Military Mystery’s Powers | Disinformation 2007

  • Auroral activity is directly linked to disturbances in Earth's magnetic and electrical current system.

    Aurora Borealis 2007

  • Solar Activity: Auroral activity also correlates with the activity of the sun, which changes according to an 11-year solar cycle.

    Aurora Borealis 2007

  • Choice slices of pork listed in the Pig Book include $50 million to build the world's largest indoor rain forest in Coralville, Iowa; hundreds of thousands of dollars for "poultry litter composting" and "berry research"; and $5 million for the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), which was originally designed to "capture energy from the aurora borealis" and now aims to "heat the ionosphere to improve military communications."

    Primary Sources 2004

  • Choice slices of pork listed in the Pig Book include $50 million to build the world's largest indoor rain forest in Coralville, Iowa; hundreds of thousands of dollars for "poultry litter composting" and "berry research"; and $5 million for the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), which was originally designed to "capture energy from the aurora borealis" and now aims to "heat the ionosphere to improve military communications."

    Primary Sources 2004

  • Auroral spot: applied to the bright orange colored spot at the apical area of Anthocharis.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.