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Innovative Techniques for Producing Corrected Synoptic Maps for a UVCS Outflow Velocity Database
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| The primary objective of this project is to develop a set of software tools that will allow researchers to obtain empirically derived plasma parameters of the solar wind acceleration region of the corona. We will produce line-of-sight corrected synoptic maps of outflow speeds and kinetic temperatures for both hydrogen and O5+ ions in the extended solar corona. Such information is valuable for constraining theoretical solar wind models and it can be used in Space Weather models that predict ambient solar wind conditions. A set of visualization tools for displaying the derived coronal parameters will also be developed and made available to the public.
The derived outflow velocities will be based on well-proven UVCS/SOHO spectroscopic techniques. Synoptic maps of various parameters will be produced using software that has been developed for solar tomography applications. Extensive use will be made of open source software for developing visualization tools for displaying the data.
All software developed from the project will be applicable to other NASA programs that require the use of 3-D data rendering such as the STEREO mission. |
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