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- noun Plural form of
chromosphere .
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Stellar magnetic activity can be measured by monitoring H and K emission lines from ionized calcium in their chromospheres, since such emission is correlated with magnetic fields in the Sun.
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By this method it enables to view even the chromospheres which are just above the photosphere.
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Dr. Preston is recognized for a lifetime of research that has transformed our understanding of RR Lyrae variables, stellar magnetic fields and stellar chromospheres, and led to a comprehensive view of the nature, chemistry, kinematics, and metallicity and age distribution in the galactic stellar halo.
unknown title 2009
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The next zone is the chromospheres, where the temperature rises to 20,000 K.
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe 2009
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