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2024-08-15 23:51:35-00:07:42 +1d
HOP412
Synoptic SOT Latitudinal Scans (updated version of HOP79)
x,y:-20",805"
Max FOV:60"x129"
Target:Quiet Sun
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6302A Continuum Intensity60"x129"190 spectra
6302A Longitudinal Flux Density60"x129"190 spectra
6302A Transverse Flux Density60"x129"190 spectra
6302A Velocity 6301.5A60"x129"190 spectra

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SOTSP: HOP412
2024-08-15T23:51:35 to 2024-08-16T00:07:42
Science Goal: Synoptic SOT Latitudinal Scans (updated version of HOP79)
Program: Normal map 30 arcsec, Shorter Irradiance: DO NOT MODIFY!
Target: Quiet Sun
xcen=-20 ycen=805
Instrument: SOTSP
HOP/JOP: 412
Description: Main Objective: To study how small-scale magnetic flux and solar irradiance varies over the sunspot cycle Scientific Justification: The total solar irradiance varies by about 0.1% over the course of the solar cycle, primarily due to the influence of magnetic structures such as sunspots and faculae on the photospheric spectral irradiance. Short-term irradiance variation (on the scale of days-to-months) is well understood to be due to the balance of sunspots and facular areas as they cross the disk. However on the decadal scale of the solar cycle, questions remain as to why the irradiance variation can lead and/or lag the active region count over the course of the cycle. Explanations ranging from changes inthe solar diameter in response to magnetic flux storage in the convection zone to changes in the surface area of the photosphere due to F-mode modulation have been put forward. We propose to observe a north-to-south latitudinal strip with SOT-SP on a regular basis to better understand the variation of irradiance with rising flux levels in the photosphere. These observations have the potential to reveal new and important aspects of the relation between solar irradiance and magnetic flux emergence over the solar cycle when compared with TSI measurement satellites such as TSIS-1 and TSIS-2. In addition, work by Shiozu and Tsuneta has shown that HOP 79 N-S scan scan data can be used to infer the latitudinal temperature variation between the equator and the poles thus offering constraints on "thermal wind" theories of convection zone rotational profiles. Lites, Centeno, and McIntosh 2014 analyzed the north-to-south latitudinal strip with SOT/SP (HOP79) for the period Nov 2008 to May 2013, the rising phase of Cycle 24. They found that the smallest scale flux did not appear to vary along with the large-scale flux of the cycle, while a polarity transition at the polar region was observed. Further synoptic observations can be used to compare changes in small-scale flux along the meridian for a second solar minimum period, as well as for Cycle 25 which could potentially be stronger than Cycle 24.

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wavelength: 6302A Continuum Intensity cadence: 0 min fov: 60,129 images: 190 JavaScript Landing Page
wavelength: 6302A Velocity 6301.5A cadence: 0 min fov: 60,129 images: 190 JavaScript Landing Page
wavelength: 6302A Transverse Flux Density cadence: 0 min fov: 60,129 images: 190 JavaScript Landing Page
wavelength: 6302A Longitudinal Flux Density cadence: 0 min fov: 60,129 images: 190 JavaScript Landing Page
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