SH013
Heliophysics Research Outlook: The Need for Multi-View Point Observations
Heliophysics Research Outlook: The Need for Multi-View Point Observations
Session ID#: 157030
Session Description:
Since the advent of the space age, Heliophysics has benefited from improved observations. However, we still face severe limitations hindering our understanding of challenging solar and heliospheric phenomena. Most observations are made from a single vantage point, typically the Sun-Earth line or within the ecliptic plane. As a result, there are major gaps in our knowledge of our star and its environment that cannot be resolved from single-viewpoint observations. For instance, out-of-the-ecliptic observations offer the only clear view of the solar polar regions essential for understanding the solar dynamo, solar magnetism that drives coronal activity, plasma phenomena in the solar wind, and space weather. In light of the upcoming 2024-2033 Decadal Survey on Solar and Space Physics, we invite contributions that underscore the need for multi-viewpoint observations necessary for making groundbreaking strides in our understanding of the Solar environment in ways that far surpass what has already been achieved.
Index Terms:
7524 Magnetic fields [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7536 Solar activity cycle [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7544 Stellar interiors and dynamo theory [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7924 Forecasting [SPACE WEATHER]
Primary Convener: Lisa Upton, SSRC, Alexandria, VA, United States
Convener: Angelos Vourlidas, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
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