SORCE Monitors Solar Variability during Record Solar Flares
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- Visualizations by:
- Tom Bridgman
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The SORCE mission monitors solar variability to determine its impact on the Earth's climate. The X-ray photometer aboard SORCE observes the record-breaking solar flares in the Fall of 2003. The line graph shows the photometer's measured solar radiation flux in the 1-7 nanometer wavelength band (x-ray) measured in milliwatts per square meter. The ultraviolet (195 angstrom) imagery from SOHO/EIT (green) illustrates where the flares (the bright white spots) are located on the solar disk.
Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
- Marte Newcombe (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientists
- Gary Rottman (University of Colorado/LASP)
- Tom Woods (University of Colorado)
Missions
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SOHO SOHO/EIT 195 (195 Filter)
ID: 477This dataset can be found at: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov
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SORCE
ID: 98
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