chromospheric
1
9.7
- adjective
- /ˌkroʊməˈsfɪrɪk/
- Specialized
- The network of supergranulation boundaries, called the chromospheric network, is visible in the radiation of a spectral line astronomers call hydrogen alpha or the so-called H and K lines of calcium.
Examples
-
Chromospheric matter appears to be at a temperature of approximately 15,000 K, somewhat higher than the temperature of the photosphere.
Academic text (1991) -
In both cases, the solar gas is so absorbing that our line of sight stops at the chromospheric level, preventing us from seeing farther downward into the Sun.
Academic text (1991) -
Since the chromosphere during an eclipse appears as hot gas silhouetted against a dark sky, the chromospheric spectrum consists of emission lines that appear to flash into view at the beginning and out of view at the end of totality; so the visible spectrum of the chromosphere is known as the flash spectrum.
Academic text (1991) -
The chromospheric layer of the Sun is crucial for understanding solar flares and other atmospheric phenomena.
-
Astronomers study the chromospheric activity of stars to learn more about their life cycles.
-
During solar eclipses, the chromospheric spectrum becomes visible, revealing unique emission lines in the Sun's atmosphere.
Surface Forms
Morphology
chromospheric = chromosphere (transparent) = chromosphere + ic
Standard adjective formation from 'chromosphere' with '-ic'; meaning is directly 'relating to the chromosphere'.
Etymology
Chromospheric comes from the parts chromo- ('color') and -sphere ('ball' or 'layer around a star'), and it shares chromo- with common words like chrome and chromatic. So Chromospheric means 'relating to the chromosphere', the colored layer above a star's surface.