Coaligned observations of solar magnetic fields at different heights: MSFC Center director's discretionary fund final report (Project No. 88-10)
Abstract
The objective was to develop the capability for and coaligned observations of the structure and evolution of the Sun's magnetic field at two different heights in the solar atmosphere: the photosphere, which is the lowest region observable with optical telescopes; and the chromosphere, which lies just above the photosphere and is the region where the magnetic field dominates the gas motion so that a well-ordered structure governed by the field is observed. By obtaining this three-dimensional picture of the solar magnetic field, a better understanding can be developed of the magnetic forces that produce and control the dynamic, high-energy phenomena occurring in the solar atmosphere that can affect the entire heliosphere, including the terrestrial environment.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- September 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990STIN...9110832H
- Keywords:
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- Chromosphere;
- Heliosphere;
- Photosphere;
- Solar Atmosphere;
- Solar Magnetic Field;
- Sun;
- Alignment;
- H Alpha Line;
- Image Processing;
- Solar Flares;
- Solar Instruments;
- Solar Observatories;
- Telescopes;
- Solar Physics