WHPI Hα "McIntosh" Carrington Maps

In support of the Whole Heliosphere and Planetary Interactions (WHPI) effort and to highlight solar structure near solar minimum we will create synoptic maps of solar magnetic features. In particular, we will utilize Hα, EUV and photospheric magnetic field to represent filaments, filament channels, and the large scale distribution of the dominant magnetic polarity. These maps, done in the manner established by Patrick McIntosh, enable studies how such solar features relate to structures in the solar wind and in the space environment of the earth and other planets. Patrick McIntosh contributed three maps to the initial Whole Sun Months (WSM; 1996), and Robert McFadden, McIntosh's primary cartographer for Solar Cycle 23, similarly contributed three maps to the Whole heliospheric Interval (WHI; 2008). Hewins, trained by McIntosh and McFadden, will focus on CR2215 which represents the WHPI campaign: "Recurrent Coronal Holes/High Speed Solar Wind Streams", and CR2219 which is the WHPI campaign: "Total Solar Eclipse Campaign".