Observation Programs

• Observational Goals for the UVCS
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Physical Description of Various Coronal Structures
  • Physical processes
  • Instrument Oriented Objectives
  • Coordinated Observations
  • Stellar Observations
  • Solar System Observations
• Examples of UVCS Observations
  • Doppler Dimming Determination of Coronal Outflow Velocities
  • Electron Coronal Density Irregularity

    from Measurements of K-Coronal and Lyman Lines Brightnesses

  • Small-Scale Temporal Variability in the Corona
  • Modeling the Three-Dimensional Solar Corona from White Light Data
  • The Temperature Gradient in Coronal Holes
  • Studies of Fine Scale Structures in Coronal Holes -- Polar Plumes
  • Modeling the Solar Wind in Coronal Holes
  • Modeling the Solar Wind in Quiet Regions
  • Solar Wind Properties as a Function of Bright Points Characteristics
  • Dynamics of Protons and Heavy Ions in Solar Wind Acceleration Regions
  • Stationary Coronal Streamers and Cusps
  • Coronal Transients in UV Spectral Lines
  • Observations of Plasmoids in the Solar Corona
  • Study of UV Line Emission from Coronal Millimetre Wave Sources (CMMs)
  • Abundances of Elements in the Outer Corona
  • Alfven Wave Acceleration of the Solar Wind
  • Study of Magnetic Reconnection Processes in the Extended Solar Corona
  • High Temperature Gas Above Flares and Surges
  • Contribution of ARs to the solar wind mass and energy flux.
  • Physics of Shock Waves
  • Rotation of the Extended Solar Corona
  • Energy Transport by Suprathermal Electrons
  • Intensity Calibration of the WLC
  • Instrument Calibration with Stellar Observations
  • Optical Signatures Related to Solar Radio Events
  • Coordinated Observations with UVCS and LASCO
  • Stellar Observations with UVCS
  • UV Observations of the F-Corona
  • Observations of Transits of the Inner Planets within the Field of View of UVCS
• Ground-based Observations in support of the UVCS science