Previous Animation Next Animation SORCE Monitors Solar Variability during Record Solar Flares The SORCE mission monitors solar variability to determine its impact on the Earth's climate. The X-ray photometer aboard SORCE observes the record-breaking solar flares in the Fall of 2003. The line graph shows the photometer's measured solar radiation flux in the 1-7 nanometer wavelength band (x-ray) measured in milliwatts per square meter. The ultraviolet (195 Ångstrom) imagery from SOHO/EIT (green) illustrates where the flares (the bright white spots) are located on the solar disk.    Movie of the time series and ultraviolet solar imagery. Duration: 56.0 seconds Available formats:   720x480 (30 fps) Frames   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   28 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   48 MB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   7 MB   320x240     JPEG         9 KB   320x240     JPEG         9 KB   320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       1 MB How to play our movies    The X17 solar flare on October 28, 2003 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 1 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     10 KB    The X11 solar flare on October 29, 2003 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 1 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     10 KB    The MONSTER: X28 solar flare on November 4, 2003 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 1 MB   160 x 80           PNG       11 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB   80 x 40             PNG         3 KB Animation Number: 2917 Completed: 2004-02-18 Animators: Tom Bridgman (GST) (Lead)   Marte Newcombe (GST) Scientists: Gary Rottman (University of Colorado/LASP)   Tom Woods (University of Colorado) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: SORCE/XPS (2003/10/25-2003/11/07)   SOHO/Extreme-UV Imaging Telescope (EIT)/195 Angstroms (2003/10/25-2003/11/07) Data Collected: 2003/10/25-2003/11/07 Series: SORCE and Solar Flares Goddard TV Tape: G2004-009 Keywords: SVS >> Solar Active Region SVS >> Solar Radiation DLESE >> Space science SVS >> Ultraviolet SVS >> X-ray GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top

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