Research Projects

The following research projects were active in the year 1996: Žorsteinn Sęmundsson

• Magnetic Observatory
  Operation of the Leirvogur Magnetic Observatory where changes of the earth's magnetic field are continuously recorded. Digital data are sent on a daily and monthly basis to World Data Centres. These data are used for various researches in solar-terrestrial relations and for creating models of the earth's magnetic field. They also provide information on changes in declination for navigational purposes.
• Auroral Research
  Cooperation in the running of three auroral observatories established in Iceland by the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo. The stations are at Augastadir in W-Iceland, Aedey in NW-Iceland and Manarbakki in NE-Iceland. The equipment includes auroral video cameras, photometers, magnetometers, riometers and ELF-VLF radio receivers.
• University Almanac
  The preparation and distribution of the Icelandic Almanac published yearly by the University of Iceland. This almanac, first published in 1837, is the only one in Iceland providing astronomical data for the general reader. The editor also handles numerous requests for information from publishers of other almanacs and the general public.
• Terminological work
  Member of the Terminological Committee of the Icelandic Society for Information Processing. The Committee, which meets once or twice a week, has published two editions of a Dictionary of Computing Terms. A third edition is due to appear in 1997. - Chairman of the Terminological Committee of the Icelandic Astronomical Society. The Committee, which was established in 1990, produced a Dictionary of Astronomical Terms in 1996. Erindi į opnum fundi į