Solar Physics From Unconventional Viewpoints

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Vourlidas, Angelos¹  Velli, Marco²  McIntosh, Scott W.³  Gibson, Sarah E.³  Thompson, Michael J.³  Title, Alan⁴  Newmark, Jeffrey⁵  Rachmeler, Laurel A.⁶  Hassler, Donald M.⁷ 

[1] Applied Research Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, United States;Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States;High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States;Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, United States;NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States;NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, United States;Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, United States

关键词: Solar interior;    Photosphere;    chromosphere;    corona;    heliosphere;    Space weather;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fspas.2018.00032

学科分类：空间科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

We explore new opportunities for solar physics that could be realized by future missions providing sustained observations from vantage points away from the Sun-Earth line. These include observations from the far side of the Sun, at high latitudes including over the solar poles, or from near-quadrature angles relative to the Earth (e.g., the Sun-Earth L4 and L5 Lagrangian points). Such observations fill known holes in our scientific understanding of the three-dimensional, time-evolving Sun and heliosphere, and have the potential to open new frontiers through discoveries enabled by novel viewpoints.

【 授权许可】

CC BY