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Analysis of an Anemone-Type Eruption in an On-Disk Coronal HoleWe report on an eruption seen in a very small coronal hole (about 120 arcseconds across), beginning at approximately 19:00 Universal Time on March 3, 2016. The event was initially observed by an amateur astronomer (RW) in an H-alpha movie from the Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG); the eruption attracted the attention of the observer because there was no nearby active region. To examine the region in detail, we use data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), provided by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) in wavelengths 193 angstroms, 304 angstroms, and 94 angstroms, and the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI). Data analysis and calibration activities such as scaling, rotation so that north is up, and removal of solar rotation are accomplished with SunPy. The eruption in low-cadence HMI data begins with the appearance of a bipole in the location of the coronal hole, followed by (apparent) expansion outwards when the intensity of the AIA wavelengths brighten; as the event proceeds, the coronal hole disappears. From high-cadence data, we will present results on the magnetic evolution of this structure, how it is related to intensity brightenings seen in the various SDO/AIA wavelengths, and how this event compares with the standard-anemone picture.
Document ID
20160007447
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Adams, Mitzi
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Tennant, Allyn
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Alexander, Caroline
(Universities Space Research Association Houston, TX, United States)
Sterling, Alphonse
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Moore, Ronald
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Woolley, Robert
(BASIS Chandler Phoenix, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
June 10, 2016
Publication Date
May 31, 2016
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-E-DAA-TN32127
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Astronautical Society (AAS) Solar Physics Div. (SPD) Meeting
Location: Boulder, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: May 31, 2016
End Date: June 3, 2016
Sponsors: American Astronautical Society
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNH15CO48B
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNM11AA01A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
anemone
coronal
eruption
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