This is a very specific post, most people will want to skip over it entirely. It is about how to install the ionosphere/thermosphere model TIE-GCM on Ubuntu computers using gfortran.
Category: Science
How far is 1 astronomical unit (AU)?
Posted onAn astronomical unit (AU) is a commonly used unit in astronomy, but what exactly is its value?
Velocity Required for Loop the Loop
Posted onChris (@chris2306) got asked how fast you would need to be going to complete a loop the loop. This is what we got.
Extreme Space Weather Events
Posted onAfter months of hard work the Royal Academy of Engineering have published their report on the impact of extreme space weather events in the UK – the media have reported on it with varying success…
It’s Snowing Outside!
Posted onI’m sitting in my office, at home, watching the snow falling outside and it got me thinking….
A Short History of Nearly Everything – Some Corrections
Posted onI have just finished the book “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. There were a couple of mistakes that I noticed (and perhaps others that I did not! – and of course by ‘noticed’ I mean didn’t believe the numbers and so checked them out
Read more
Aspartame: A bit of truth
Posted onThe motivation for this blog is that I drink quite a lot of Pepsi Max. It is easily my favourite drink. But something that people tell me all the time is how bad it is for me. Not just the fact that it is a cola based product, but because of the sweeterners, mainly “aspartame”.