Sun  ID: 2922

Solar Tsunamis - View with a Spin

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on March 8, 2005
Push-in to a region of the Sun to witness a 'solar tsunami' after a flare event. The tsunami moves hot gas (bright) out of the region, revealing cooler regions (darker) below. This view rotates on the push-in to keep the region of the flare event visible (to the left in the final frame).
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Closeup view of the tsunami (with rotation)
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A view of the Sun before the event.
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Close-up TRACE field-of-view as the wave moves across the image.
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The wave has passed, and the region behind it is darker.

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Craig DeForest (SwRI): Scientist
Meredith Wills-Davey (SwRI): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Missions:
SOHO
TRACE

Data Used:
SOHO/Extreme-UV Imaging Telescope (EIT) also referred to as: SOHO/EIT
NASA and ESA - 1998-06-13T10:00:01 - 1998-06-13T19:51:26
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TRACE
1998-06-13T10:00:01 - 1998-06-13T19:51:26
The TRACE satellite views the Sun at ultraviolet wavelengths with high temporal (approximately 1-12 seconds) and spatial (1 arcsecond per pixel) resolution. Launched on April 2, 1998, it orbits the Earth in a Sun-synchronous orbit.
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SOHO/Michelson Doppler Interferometer (MDI)/Continuum
NASA and ESA - 1998-06-13T10:00:01 - 1998-06-13T19:51:26
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Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

This item is part of this series:
Solar Tsunamis

Keywords:
SVS >> SOHO
SVS >> Solar Cycle
DLESE >> Space science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
SVS >> TRACE
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Sunspot Cycle
NASA Science >> Sun

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