Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Rotating Tour of Solar Coronal Loops
Instrument:
SOHO/EIT
Instrument:
SOHO/MDI
Description:
Another view with a few active regions.
Abstract:
A slow rotating tour of a data-based coronal loop model. This version is designed for continuous loop play.

The solar model is constructed from magnetogram data collected by SOHO/MDI. Because we do not see the full solar surface at any one time, the magnetograms collected over the course of a solar rotation are processed through a time-evolving solar surface model to provide a snapshot of the surface at a fixed time. The resulting magnetogram is then processed through the Potential Field Source Surface (PFSS) model. Coronal loops are visible at the higher temperatures of ultraviolet light, in this case, 195 Angstroms, the filter wavelength of SOHO/EIT.
Completed:
2005-10-20
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Tom Bridgman (Lead)
Scientist:
Therese Kucera (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist:
Michael Kaiser (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist:
Russ Howard (NRL)
Scientist:
Don Michels (NRL)
Series:
STEREO Pre-launch
Data Collected:
December, 2001
Keywords:
SVS
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
HDTV
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Sun-earth Interactions
Keywords:
Sun
Keywords:
Solar Activity
Keywords:
Solar Ultraviolet
Keywords:
Stereo Display
Keywords:
Coronal Loop
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
December, 2001
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
STEREO
facet_what:
SOHO
facet_what:
Snapshot
facet_when_year:
2001
Animation Number:
3287
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003200/a0032 87/loopsOrbitHR.0299 -IMAGE
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Rotating Tour of Solar Coronal Loops