Investigating the Origins of a Mysterious Structure in the Solar Corona
| dc.contributor.advisor | Habbal, Shadia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jerolmon, Conor | |
| dc.contributor.department | Oceanography | |
| dc.contributor.department | Global Environmental Science | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-29T21:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-29T21:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.course | OCN 499 - Undergraduate Thesis | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10125/112577 | |
| dc.publisher.place | Honolulu | |
| dc.title | Investigating the Origins of a Mysterious Structure in the Solar Corona | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dcterms.abstract | White light images of the solar corona, captured during the July 11, 2010 total solar eclipse, revealed a unique structure present within the corona at the time of the eclipse. We investigated the origin and evolution of this structure and examined a possible relation to a coronal mass ejection (CME) event. We used satellite data, including full disk images from AIA and SWAP and coronagraph images from LASCO, to develop a time sequence of events prior to and following the eclipse. We found that this structure did not appear to be tied to a CME, but appeared to be material lifted and suspended at a height of approximately two solar radii. This unexpected result demonstrates the continued necessity of eclipse observations as a means of observing a region of space not currently covered by satellites. | |
| dcterms.extent | 26 pages | |
| dcterms.language | English | |
| dcterms.publisher | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | |
| dcterms.rights | All UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner. | |
| dcterms.type | Text |
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