T. Neil Davis

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T. Neil Davis (b. 1932) is a professor emeritus of geophysics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the author of several books. Born in Greeley, Colorado, Davis received B.S in geophysics from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1955, M.S. in geophysics from California Institute of Technology in 1957, and Ph.D in geophysics from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1961. Davis spent most of his working career at the Geophysical Institute, pioneering the use of all-sky and low-level light cameras for the study of the aurora borealis and conducting rocket studies of the aurora. With Masahisa Sugiura (while both were at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) he introduced the AE (auroral electrojet) index now commonly used as a measure of solar-terrestrial interaction. A student of Beno Gutenberg and Charles Richter at Caltech, he also has done work in observational seismology.

Contents 1 Books 1.1 Fiction 1.2 Nonfiction 2 Sources

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• 2004. The Great Alaska Zingwater Caper. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers.
• 1997. Battling Against Success. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers.
• 1994. Caught in the Sluice. McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers.

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• 2006. Rockets Over Alaska. Alaska-Yukon Press.
• 2001. Permafrost. A guide to frozen ground in transition. University of Alaska Press.
• 1993. The College Hill Chronicles. How the University of Alaska Came of Age. University of Alaska Foundation.
• 1992. The Aurora Watcher's Handbook. University of Alaska Press.
• 1984. ENERGY/ALASKA. University of Alaska Press.
• 1982. Alaska Science Nuggets. University of Alaska Press.

[edit] Sources

Neil Davis' webpage

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