| Instrument: AIA-SDO : Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on Solar Dynamics Observatory |
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Associated Platforms SDO Spectral/Frequency Information Wavelength Keyword: Ultraviolet Number Channels: 3 UV-Visible channels Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description [Source: Atmospheric Imaging Assembly team home page, http://aia.lmsal.com/ ] The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) for the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is designed to provide an unprecendented view of the solar corona, taking images that span at least 1.3 solar diameters in mutiple wavelengths nearly simultaneously, at a resolution of about 1 arcsec and at a cadence of 10 seconds or better. The primary goal of the AIA Science Investigation is to use these data, together with data from other SDO instruments and from other observatories, to significantly improve our understanding of the physics behind the activity displayed by the Sun's atmosphere, which drives space weather in the heliosphere and in planetary environments. The AIA will produce data required for quantitative studies of the evolving coronal magnetic field, and the plasma that it holds, both in quiescent phases and during flares and eruptions; the AIA science investigation aims to utilize these data in a comprehensive research program to provide new understanding of the observed processes and, ultimately, to guide development of advanced forecasting tools needed by the user community of the Living With a Star (LWS) program. Online Resources http://aia.lmsal.com/ http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/instruments.php http://lws.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/sdo/sdo.htm Instrument Logistics Instrument Owner: USA/NASA |
