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Wilcox Solar Observatory Solar Data and Solar Magnetic Field Atlas
Entry ID:
WILCOX_SOLAR_ATLAS
Summary
Abstract:
The Wilcox Solar Observatory began daily observations of the Sun's
global magnetic field in May 1975, with the goal of understanding changes in the Sun and how those changes affect the Earth; this is now called space weather. Now low-resolution maps are also made of the Sun's magnetic field each day, as are observations of solar surface motions. Current staff research topics include space weather, helioseismology, and the solar cycle; The staff are closely associated with the Solar Oscillations Investigation that uses the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) instrument on the SOHO spacecraft to observe the inside of the Sun. WSO is a site of one of the ground-based IRIS Network instruments.
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1985-03-01
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
Instrument
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Originating Center
Data Center
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
650-723-1506
Fax:
650-725-2333
Email:
todd at solar.stanford.edu
Contact Address:
H.E.P.L. Annex B213
Center for Space Science and Astrophysics
City:
Stanford
Province or State:
CA
Postal Code:
94305-4085
Country:
USA
Publications/References
The data through August 1985 were published previously as:
Hoeksema & Scherrer, 'The Solar Magnetic Field - 1976 through 1985,' World Data Center A for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Report UAG-94, 1986. Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2008-04-25
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