BIO AND 54 REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (below). The rest of "CV Editor" is blank.
Dr. Charles L. Wolff
Space Scientist
Solar Physics Branch, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
RESEARCH AREAS: Physics and Astronomy
EDUCATION: 1952 - B.S. - Physics - Penn State University
1956 - M.S. - Physics - University of Illinois
1961 - Ph.D. - Physics + Astronomy minor - University of Illinois
POSITIONS: 1956 (Summer) Physicist, Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland
1956 – 1961 Teaching & Research Assistants, Univ. of Illinois
1961-- 2009 Space Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2009-- Emeritus Program, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY: American Astronomical Society
AWARD: 2005 - Cash award from Goddard for an Exploration Initiative.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
0. Spencer, L. V. & Wolff, C. L., 1953, Phys. Rev., 90, 510 Penetration and Diffusion of Hard X-Rays: Polarization Effects
1. Wolff, C. L., 1966, Appl. Optics., 5, 1838. The effect of the earth’s radiation belts on an optical system.
2. Wolff, C. L., and S. O. Kastner, 1966, AIAA Journal, 4, 1096 Earth as an occulting disk for the study of solar EUV emission heights.
3. Wolff, C. L., Dunkleman,L. and Haughney, L. C. 1967, Science, 157,
427. Photograph of the Earth’s cloud satellites from an aircraft.
4. Wolff, C. L., 1967, Science, 158, 104. Optical environment about the OGO-III satellite.
5. Roosen, R. G., and Wolff, C. L. 1969, Nature, 224, 571. Are the libration clouds real?
6. Brandt, J. C., Wolff, C. L. and Cassinelli, J. P. 1969, Astrophys. J.,
156, 1117. Interplanetary gas XVI. A calculation of the angular momentum of the solar wind.
7. Wolff, C. L., Brandt, J. C. and Southwick, R. G. 1971, Astrophys.
J., 165, 181. A two-component model of the quiet solar wind with viscosity, magnetic field and reduced heat conduction.
8. Barnes, A., Brandt, J. C., Hartle, R. E. and Wolff, C. L. 1972,
Cosmic Electrodynamcis, 3, 254. Solar wind heating.
9. Wolff, C. L., 1972, Astrophys. J., 176, 833.
Free oscillations of the Sun and their possible stimulation by solar
flares.
10. Wolff, C. L., 1972, Astrophys. J. Lett., 177, L87. The five-minute oscillations as nonradial pulsations of the entire Sun.
11. Wolff, C. L., 1973, Solar Physics, 32, 31 What is the horizontal scale of the five-minute oscillations?
12. Brandt, J. C., and Wolff, C. L. 1973, J. Geophys. Res., 78, 3197. Comments on paper by E. Leer and T. E. Holzer, Collisionless solar wind protons
13. Brandt, J. C., Thayer, H. V. , Wolff, C. L. and Hundhausen, A. J.
1973, Astophys. J., 183, 1037. Interplanetary gas XVIII. Models and the mean free path of protons at one astronomical unit
14. Wolff, C. L., 1974, Astrophys. J., 193, 721. Distinctive patterns on the surface of slowly rotating stars whose oscillations are nonlinearly coupled
15. Wolff, C. L., 1974, . Astrophys. J., 194, 489. Rigid and differential rotation driven by oscillation within the Sun
16. Price, J. C., Brandt, J. C. and Wolff, C. L. 1975, Astrophys. J., 199,
756 Interplanetary gas XXI. Validity of the Chapman-Enskog description of the solar wind for protons
17. Wolff, C. L., 1975, Solar Physics, 41, 297. An anticorrelation between polar and equatorial rotation of the solar photosphere
18. Wolff, C. L., 1976, Astrophys. J., 205, 612. Timing of solar cycles by rigid internal rotations
19. Wolff, C. L., 1977, Astrophys. J., 216, 784. White-dwarf variability and the rotation of g-modes
20. Wolff, C. L., and Y. Kondo, 1978, Astrophys. J., 219, 605. Hercules X-1=HZ Herculis: A multiperiod variable?
21. Wolff, C. L., 1979, Astrophys. J., 227, 943. Some simple properties of stellar pulsation modes
22. Wolff, C. L., 1980, Nonradial and Nonlinear Stellar Pulsation, No.
125, ed. H. A. Hill and W. A. Dziembowski (Berlin:
Springer-Verlag), 252. The collective excitation of g-modes in the Sun
23. Hallam, K. H., and Wolff, C. L. 1981, Astrophys. J. Lett., 248, L73. Rotation of dwarf star chromospheres in the ultraviolet
24. Chan, K. L., Wolff, C. L and Sofia, S. 1981, Astrophys. J., 244,
582. A variable mixing-length ratio for convection theory
25. Chan, K. L., and C. L. Wolff, 1982, J. Computational Physics, 47,
109. ADI on staggered mesh - A method for the calculation of compressible convection
26. Chan, K. L., Sofia, S. and Wolff, C. L. 1982, Astrophys. J., 263,
935. Turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere. I. Preliminary two dimensional results
27. Wolff, C. L., 1983, Astrophys. J., 264, 667.
The rotational spectrum of g-modes in the Sun
28. Kondo, Y., Van Flandern, T. and Wolff, C. L. 1983, Astrophys. J.,
273, 716. On the clock mechanism and the implausibility of the 35 day processing disk in HZ Herculis/Hercules X-1
29. Wolff, C. L., 1984, Solar Physics, 93, 1. Solar irradiance changes caused by g-modes and large-scale convection
30. Wolff, C. L., and Blizard, J. 1986, Solar Physics, 105, 1. Properties of r-modes in the Sun
31. Wolff, C. L., and Hickey, J. R. 1987, Science, 235, 1631 Solar irradiance change and special longitudes due to r-modes
32. Wolff, C. L., and Hickey, J. R. 1987, Solar Phys., 109, 1. Multiperiodic irrandiance changes caused by r-modes and g-modes
33. Hoegy, W. R., and Wolff, C. L. 1989, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 8663 A seven-month solar cycle observed with the Langmuir Probe on Pioneer Venus Orbiter
34. Wolff, C. L., and Hoegy, W. R. 1989, Solar Physics, 123, 7. Periodic solar EUV flux monitored near Venus
35. Wolff, C. L., 1992, Solar Physics, 142, 187. Intermittent solar periodicities
36. Wolff, C. L., 1993, Astrophys. J., 414, 892. Equidistribution of energy and other quantities in oscillating systems
37. Wolff, C. L., 1995, Astrophys. J., 443, 423. Oscillation-convection coupling: Cause of supergranulation?
38. Wolff, C. L., 1996, Astrophys. J. Lett., 459, L103. Convection: Periodic due to r-modes
39. Wolff, C. L., 1997, Astrophys. J., 486, 1058. Large convective events and their aftermath in a rotating star
40. Wolff, C. L., 1998, Astrophys. J., 502, 961. Linear r-Mode Oscillations in a Differentially Rotating Star
41. Wolff, C. L., 2000, Astrophys. J., 531, 591. Linear r-Modes below the Sun’s Convective Envelope
42. Mayr, H. G., Wolff, C. L., & Hartle, R. E., 2001, Geophys. Res.
Lett., 28, 463. Wave Driven Nonlinear Flow Oscillator for the 22 year Solar Cycle
43. Wolff, C. L., 2002, Astrophys. J., 580, L181. Rotational Sequences of Global Oscillations Inside the Sun
44. Wolff, C. L. & Mayr, H. G., 2004, Astrophys. J., 606, L163. The Sun’s Reversing Flows and Heat Spike as Caused by g-Modes
45. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., & Wolff, C. L., 2005, Geophys. Res.
Lett., 32, L20811 Wave-driven Equatorial Annual Oscillation Induced and Modulated by the Solar Cycle
46. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., & Wolff, C. L., and Porter, H. S.
2006, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L05812. QBO as Potential Amplifier of Solar Cycle Influence
47. Wolff, C. L. & O’Donovan, A. E. 2007, Astrophys. J. 661, 568 Coupled Groups of g-Modes in a Sun with a Mixed Core
48. Mayr, H. G., Mengel, J. G., Wolff, C. L., Huang, E. T., and
Porter, H. S., 2007, Annales Geophysicae, 25, 1071 The QBO as Potential Amplifier and Conduit to Lower Altitudes of Solar Cycle Influence
49. Juckett, D. A. & Wolff, C. L. 2008, Solar Physics, 252, 247 Evidence for Long-Term Retrograde Motions of Sunspot Patterns and Indications of Coupled g-Mode Rotation Rates
50. Juckett, D. A. & Wolff, C. L. 2009, Solar Physics, 257, 13 Correspondence between solar variability (0.6 – 7.0 years) and the theoretical positions of rotating sets of coupled g-modes
51. Wolff, C. L. 2009, Astrophys. J., 701, 686
doi:10.1088/0004-637X/701/1/686 Effects of a Deep Mixed Shell on Solar g Modes, p Modes, and Neutrino Flux
52. Wolff, C. L. & Patrone, P. N. 2010, Solar Phys., 266, 227
doi:10.1007/s11207-010-9628-y A New Way that Planets Can Affect the Sun
53. Wolff, C. L. 2012, Astrophys. J., 756, 125
doi:10.1088/0004-637X/756/2/125 Are Pulsing Solitary Waves Running Inside the Sun?
Charles L Wolff
(EMERITUS)
| Email: | charles.l.wolff@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.8185 |
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| Employer: | EMERITUS |
Brief Bio
Publications
Refereed
2012. "ARE PULSING SOLITARY WAVES RUNNING INSIDE THE SUN?." The Astrophysical Journal 756 (2): 125 [10.1088/0004-637x/756/2/125] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "A New Way that Planets Can Affect the Sun." Solar Physics 266 (2): 227-246 [10.1007/s11207-010-9628-y] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "EFFECTS OF A DEEP MIXED SHELL ON SOLARg-MODES,p-MODES, AND NEUTRINO FLUX." The Astrophysical Journal 701 (1): 686-697 [10.1088/0004-637x/701/1/686] [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "Correspondence between Solar Variability (0.6 – 7.0 Years) and the Theoretical Positions of Rotating Sets of Coupled g Modes." Solar Physics 257 (1): 13-36 [10.1007/s11207-009-9340-y] [Journal Article/Letter]
2008. "Evidence for Long-term Retrograde Motions of Sunspot Patterns and Indications of Coupled g-mode Rotation Rates." Solar Physics 252 (2): 247-266 [10.1007/s11207-008-9265-x] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "Coupled Groups ofg‐Modes in a Sun with a Mixed Core." The Astrophysical Journal 661 (1): 568-585 [10.1086/513305] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "The QBO as potential amplifier and conduit to lower altitudes of solar cycle influence." Ann Geophys 25 (5): 1071-1092 [10.5194/angeo-25-1071-2007] [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "QBO as potential amplifier of solar cycle influence." Geophysical Research Letters 33 (5): L05812 [10.1029/2005GL025650] [Journal Article/Letter]
2005. "Wave-driven equatorial annual oscillation induced and modulated by the solar cycle." Geophysical Research Letters 32 (20): L20811 [10.1029/2005GL023090] [Journal Article/Letter]
2004. "The Sun's Reversing Flows and Heat Spike as Caused byg-Modes." The Astrophysical Journal 606 (2): L163-L166 [10.1086/421327] [Journal Article/Letter]
2002. "Rotational Sequences of Global Oscillations inside the Sun." The Astrophysical Journal 580 (2): L181-L184 [10.1086/345712] [Journal Article/Letter]
2001. "Wave driven non-linear flow oscillator for the 22-year solar cycle." Geophysical Research Letters 28 (3): 463-466 [10.1029/2000gl012223] [Journal Article/Letter]
2000. "Linearr‐Modes below the Sun’s Convective Envelope." The Astrophysical Journal 531 (1): 591-598 [10.1086/308443] [Journal Article/Letter]
1998. "Linearr‐Mode Oscillations in a Differentially Rotating Star." The Astrophysical Journal 502 (2): 961-967 [10.1086/305934] [Journal Article/Letter]
1997. "Large Convective Events and Their Aftermath in a Rotating Star." The Astrophysical Journal 486 (2): 1058-1064 [10.1086/304540] [Journal Article/Letter]
1996. "Convection: Periodic due to r-Modes." The Astrophysical Journal 459 (2): [10.1086/309947] [Journal Article/Letter]
1995. "Oscillation-convection coupling: Cause of supergranulation ?." The Astrophysical Journal 443 423 [10.1086/175535] [Journal Article/Letter]
1993. "Equidistribution of energy and other quantities in oscillating systems." The Astrophysical Journal 414 892 [10.1086/173132] [Journal Article/Letter]
1992. ""Intermittent" solar periodicities." Solar Physics 142 (1): 187-195 [10.1007/bf00156641] [Journal Article/Letter]
1989. "A seven-month solar cycle observed with the Langmuir probe on Pioneer Venus Orbiter." Journal of Geophysical Research 94 (A7): 8663 [10.1029/ja094ia07p08663] [Journal Article/Letter]
1989. "Periodic solar EUV flux monitored near Venus." Solar Physics 123 (1): 7-20 [10.1007/bf00150008] [Journal Article/Letter]
1987. "Solar Irradiance Change and Special Longitudes Due to r-Modes." Science 235 (4796): 1631-1633 [10.1126/science.235.4796.1631] [Journal Article/Letter]
1987. "Multiperiodic irradiance changes caused by r-modes and g-modes." Solar Physics 109 (1): 1-18 [10.1007/bf00167395] [Journal Article/Letter]
1986. "Properties of r-modes in the Sun." Solar Physics 105 (1): 1-15 [10.1007/bf00156371] [Journal Article/Letter]
1984. "Solar Irradiance Changes Caused by g-Modes and Large Scale Convection." Solar Physics 93 1-13 [Journal Article/Letter]
1983. "On the clock mechanism and the implausibility of the 35 day precessing disk in HZ Herculis/Hercules X-1." The Astrophysical Journal 273 716 [10.1086/161407] [Journal Article/Letter]
1983. "The rotational spectrum of g-modes in the sun." The Astrophysical Journal 264 667 [10.1086/160640] [Journal Article/Letter]
1982. "Turbulent compressible convection in a deep atmosphere. I - Preliminary two-dimensional results." The Astrophysical Journal 263 935 [10.1086/160561] [Journal Article/Letter]
1982. "ADI on staggered mesh—A method for the calculation of compressible convection." Journal of Computational Physics 47 (1): 109-129 [10.1016/0021-9991(82)90067-5] [Journal Article/Letter]
1981. "Rotation of dwarf star chromospheres in the ultraviolet." The Astrophysical Journal 248 L73 [10.1086/183627] [Journal Article/Letter]
1981. "A variable mixing-length ratio for convection theory." The Astrophysical Journal 244 582 [10.1086/158738] [Journal Article/Letter]
1980. "The collective excitation of g-modes in the sun." Lecture Notes in Physics 125 252-271 [10.1007/3-540-09994-8_25] [Article in Book]
1979. "Some simple properties of stellar pulsation modes." The Astrophysical Journal 227 943 [10.1086/156803] [Journal Article/Letter]
1978. "Hercules X-1 = HZ Herculis - A multiperiod variable." The Astrophysical Journal 219 605 [10.1086/155821] [Journal Article/Letter]
1977. "White-dwarf variability and the rotation of g-modes." The Astrophysical Journal 216 784 [10.1086/155521] [Journal Article/Letter]
1976. "Timing of solar cycles by rigid internal rotations." The Astrophysical Journal 205 612 [10.1086/154318] [Journal Article/Letter]
1975. "Interplanetary gas. XXI - Validity of the Chapman-Enskog description of the solar wind for protons." The Astrophysical Journal 199 756 [10.1086/153748] [Journal Article/Letter]
1975. "An anticorrelation between polar and equatorial rotation of the solar photosphere." Solar Physics 41 (2): 297-300 [10.1007/bf00154067] [Journal Article/Letter]
1974. "Rigid and differential rotation driven by oscillations within the sun." The Astrophysical Journal 194 489 [10.1086/153266] [Journal Article/Letter]
1974. "Distinctive patterns on the surface of slowly rotating stars whose oscillations are nonlinearly coupled." The Astrophysical Journal 193 721 [10.1086/153211] [Journal Article/Letter]
1973. "What is the horizontal scale of the 5-min oscillations?." Solar Physics 32 (1): 31-39 [10.1007/bf00152727] [Journal Article/Letter]
1973. "Interplanetary Gas. XVIII. The Mean Free Path of Protons at i Astronomical Unit." The Astrophysical Journal 183 1037 [10.1086/152290] [Journal Article/Letter]
1973. "Comments on Paper by E. Leer and T. E. Holzer, ‘Collisionless solar wind protons: A comparison of kinetic and hydrodynamic descriptions’." Journal of Geophysical Research 78 (16): 3197-3198 [10.1029/ja078i016p03197] [Journal Article/Letter]
1972. "The Five-Minute Oscillations as Nonradial Pulsations of the Entire Sun." The Astrophysical Journal 177 L87 [10.1086/181058] [Journal Article/Letter]
1972. "Free Oscillations of the Sun and Their Possible Stimulation by Solar Flares." The Astrophysical Journal 176 833 [10.1086/151680] [Journal Article/Letter]
1971. "A Two-Component Model of the Quiet Solar Wind with Viscosity, Magnetic Field, and Reduced Heat Conduction." The Astrophysical Journal 165 181 [10.1086/150886] [Journal Article/Letter]
1969. "Are the Libration Clouds Real?." Nature 224 (5219): 571-571 [10.1038/224571a0] [Journal Article/Letter]
1969. "Interplanetary Gas. XVI. a Calculation of the Angular Momentum of the Solar Wind." The Astrophysical Journal 156 1117 [10.1086/150039] [Journal Article/Letter]
1967. "Optical Environment about the OGO-III Satellite." Science 158 (3804): 1045-1046 [10.1126/science.158.3804.1045] [Journal Article/Letter]
1966. "The Effect of the Earth’s Radiation Belts on an Optical System." Applied Optics 5 (11): 1838 [10.1364/ao.5.001838] [Journal Article/Letter]
1966. "Earth as an occulting disk for study of solar EUV emission heights." AIAA Journal 4 (6): 1096-1098 [10.2514/3.3615] [Journal Article/Letter]
1953. "Penetration and Diffusion of Hard X-Rays: Polarization Effects." Physical Review 90 (4): 510-514 [10.1103/physrev.90.510] [Journal Article/Letter]