个人简介
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. (2001) Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Thesis: Comparison of Photogrammetrically Determined Astronomical Refraction of Sunlight at High Zenith Angles with a Ray-tracing Computer Model Employing Rawinsonde Profiles.
Masters of Science (1994) Specialization in Meteorology, Department of Geography, University of Alberta.
Bachelor of Science, Math-Physics (1982) University of Alberta
研究领域
Astronomical refraction of visible solar radiation at high zenith angles
Photogrammetric calibration of optical instruments
Science education (development of demonstrations and laboratory exercises)
Atmospheric optics and acoustics
The history of astronomy
Meteor astronomy
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Sampson, R. D., (2007), Modeling Meteor Clusters, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 101, 57-58
Sampson, R. D., (2007), Estimating the Solar Apex using Stellar Radial Velocities – a Spreadsheet and Graphical Exercise for College Level Astronomy Classes, Astronomy Education Review, 6, 226-234 (read or download online paper at AER)
Sampson, R. D., Lozowski, E. P. and Machel, H., (2005), Variability in low altitude astronomical refraction (LAAR) from different geographic locations – progress towards a global map of the variability in LAAR, Applied Optics, 44, 5652
Sampson, R. D., Peterson, A. E. and Lozowski, E. P., (2004), The Photogrammetric Calibration of a Consumer Grade Telescopic Lens for 0.1 Arcminute Astronomical Refraction Measurements, Geomatica, 58, 297 (Winner of the 2005 MDA Award for papers appearing in Geomatica)
Hill, L, Lozowski, E. and Sampson, R. D., (2004), Experiments on ice spikes and a simple growth model, Journal of Glaciology, 50, 375
Sampson, R. D.,Lozowski, E. P. and Peterson, A. E., and Hube, D. P, (2003) Variability in Astronomical Refraction of the Rising and Setting Sun, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 115, 1256 – 1261. (see paper at NASA’s ADS)
Sampson, R. D. Lozowski, E. P. and Peterson, A. E. (2003) A Comparison of Observed and Modelled Astronomical Refraction, Applied Optics 43, 342.
Sampson, R. D. Peterson, A. E. and Lozowski, E. P. (2002) Photogrammetric Calibration of a Consumer Grade Flatbed Scanner, Geomatica, 56, 121
Sampson, R. D., (2000) Astronomical Refraction and the Equinox Sunrise, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 94, 26 – 29 (see paper at NASA’s ADS)
Sampson, R. D. and Couch, J.S., (1997), Elementary Methods for Estimating Astronomical Distances, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 91, 220-224. (see paper at NASA’s ADS)
Sampson, R.D., Chung, K.K, Lozowski, E.P., (1996), A Simple Experiment to Estimate the Splash Mass Produced by a Free-falling Buoyant Sphere Impacting a Deep Quiescent Liquid, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 181, 673-675