Sun  ID: 11667

The Difference Between CMEs and Flares

Released on September 22, 2014
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and flares are both solar events, but they are not the same. This video shows the differences between the two by highlighting specific features of each.
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A video explaining the differences between coronoal mass ejections and flares.

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Credits

Swarupa Nune (Vantage): Video Editor
Swarupa Nune (Vantage): Producer
Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Project Support
Karen Fox (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Writer
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
SVS >> Space Weather
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Coronal Mass Ejections

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0