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Soho ultraviolet coronograph spectrometer (uvcs) mission operations and data analysis
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kohl, John L. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | The scientific goal of UVCS is to obtain detailed empirical descriptions of the extended solar corona as it evolves over the solar cycle and to use these descriptions to identify and understand the physical processes responsible for coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and the phenomena that establish the plasma properties of the solar wind as measured by 'in situ' solar wind instruments. This report covers the period from 01 December 2000 to 31 January 2002. During that time, UVCS observations have consisted of three types: (1) standard synoptic observations comprising, primarily, the H I Ly(alpha) line profile and the O VI 103.2 and 103.7 nm intensity over a range of heights from 1.5 to about 3.0 solar radii and covering 360 degrees about the sun; (2) sit and stare watches for CMEs; and (3) special observations designed by the UVCS Lead Observer of the Week for a specific scientific purpose. The special observations are often coordinated with those of other space-based and ground-based instruments and they often are part of SOHO joint observation programs and campaigns. Lead observers have included UVCS Co-Investigators, scientists from the solar physics community and several graduate and undergraduate level students. |
| File Size | 419954 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20020094347 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t79s6qb0w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2002-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Solar Corona Numerical Analysis Satellite-borne Instruments Coronal Mass Ejection Data Acquisition Plasmas Physics Ultraviolet Spectrometers Soho Mission Data Processing Applications Programs Computers Solar Wind Information Dissemination Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
