Sun ID: 690

TRACE: Viewing a Coronal Loop

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on July 14, 1999

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Leon Ofman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Science Paper:
V.M. Nakariakov, L. Ofman, E. DeLuca, B. Roberts, J.M. Davila, TRACE Observation of Damped Coronal Loop Oscillations: Implications for Coronal Heating, Science, 285, 862, 1999

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Mission:
TRACE

Data Used:

TRACE

1998/07/14

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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Keywords:
SVS >> Coronal Loop
DLESE >> Space science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Active Regions
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
SVS >> TRACE
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