Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.solar:solar-features_prominences-filaments

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1 Solar Features - Prominences and Filaments Prominences and filaments are two manifestations of the same phenomenon. Both prominences and filaments are features formed above the chromosphere by cool dense gases held in place by solar magnetic fields. Filaments are observed on the solar disk as dark structures as seen against the hotter chromosphere whereas prominences on the limb appear bright against the perspective of outer space. The scale sizes for prominences and filaments are typically many thousands kilometers. Solar observers typically view prominences and filaments in Hydrogen alpha (656.3 nm). Filaments are sometimes referred to as floccule (plural of flocculus). Prominences and filaments can rapidly form over a period of a day but then typically persist for several weeks and, in some cases, several months. At breakup the gases within these previously stable structures may be explosively released into space in the form of a coronal mass ejection (CME). Space weather operators have and continue to monitor the location and character of prominences and filaments as potential precursors on near-earth geomagnetic activity. (Browse image provided courtesy of http://www.greatdreams.com)
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CI_Citation

Count Component Title Date Citation Identifier
1 Collection included as a part of the NGDC Official Archive.
    2011-01-01
1 GCMD Data Center Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
    2020-01-09
1 GCMD Project Keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
    2020-01-09
1 Lomnicky Stit Observatory
    1 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
      2007
    1 NASA/GCMD Instrument Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
      2007
    1 NASA/GCMD Location Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
      2007
    1 NASA/GCMD Platform Keywords; Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0.
      2007
    1 Solar Features - Prominences and Filaments
      2014-08-10
    		solarFeatures [Line 99]
    1 Solar Filaments - Solar Geophysical Data (SGD) Tables
      1 Solar Prominences: Wendelstein
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        CI_ResponsibleParty

        Count Component Individual Organization Position Email Role Linkage
        1 Astronomical Institute - Slovak Academy of Sciences astrinst@astro.sk resourceProvider http://www.astro.sk/
        1 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce resourceProvider
        2 GCMD Landing Page NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System custodian https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
        1 NCEI (publisher) NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher
        1 Anna Milan NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Metadata Specialist editor
        1 Scientific Data Stewardship provided by the National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. originator
        1 Solar and Terrestrial Physics Division, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA resourceProvider
        1 University Observatory Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University resourceProvider http://www.wendelstein-observatorium.de:8002/wst_en.html
        4 William Denig (pointOfContact) William Denig DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce solar.ngdc@noaa.gov pointOfContact
        1 William Denig DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce processor
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        CI_OnlineResource

        Count Component Linkage Name Description Function
        1 http://www.astro.sk/ Astronomical Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences Astronomical Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences consists of these 3 scientific departments; solar physics, interplanetary matter, and stellar department.
        1 http://www.wendelstein-observatorium.de:8002/wst_en.html Wendelstein Observatory The Wendelstein Observatory is situated on the summit of Mount Wendelstein, a prominent, 1838 m high mountain in the bavarian Alpes. It is operated by the University Observatory of the University of Munich. The observatory was first installed to survey the solar activity. In the mid-1980, it was redirected to night observations of stars and galaxies, but it still owns a 20-cm Zeiss solar coronograph. Nowadays, the coronograph is used only for eduction and public outreach.
        2 https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information
        1 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/space-weather/solar-data/solar-features/prominences-filaments/ Prominences and Filaments These data are available at the NGDC/STP website ("https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/spaceweather.html")
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        Count Component Code
        2
        1 solarFeatures [Line 99]
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        EX_Extent

        Bounding Box Temporal Extent
        Count Component Description West East North South Start End
        1 Data assembled from data provided by various solar observatories located worldwide. -180 180 90 -90 1955-07-01 2010-11-24
        1 1955-07-01 2010-11-24
        1 1955-07-01 2010-11-24
        1 1947 1987
        1 1955-11-01 2009-09-30
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        EX_GeographicBoundingBox

        Count Component West East North South
        1 -180 180 90 -90
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        EX_TemporalExtent

        Count Component Start End
        3 1955-07-01 2010-11-24
        1 1947 1987
        1 1955-11-01 2009-09-30
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        MD_Format

        Count Component Name Version specification
        1 pdf Most data provided in Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf).
        1 txt Some data provide in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format.
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        Count Component Name mediumFormat mediumNote
        1
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        MD_CoverageDescription or MI_CoverageDescription

        Count Component Attribute Description Content Type
        1
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        MD_Band or MI_Band

        Count Component Identifier Descriptor
        1 Solar prominence
        1 Collection consists of various lists and tables related to solar filaments
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        LE_Source or LI_Source

        Count Component Title Date Description
        1 Collection included as a part of the NGDC Official Archive. 2011-01-01 The NOAA Solar and Terrestrial Physics Division is responsible for managing this collection.
        1 Lomnicky Stit Observatory Solar Prominences: Lomnicky Stit Observatory
        1 Solar Filaments - Solar Geophysical Data (SGD) Tables
        1 Solar Prominences: Wendelstein
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        LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

        Count Component DateTime Description
        1 Datasets prepared by professional staff within the Solar and Terrestrial Physics Division at the National Geophysical Data Center.
        1 2010-09-30T00:00:00 Flare listings compiled using data received from various solar observatories.
        1 2015-04-22T00:00:00 NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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        MI_Platform

        Count Component Code Description
        1 Solar observatories
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        MI_Instrument

        Count Component Code Type Description
        2
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