Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI)

Synoptic Observing Plans

Many of WHI's participating observatories ran a continuous "synoptic" set of observations, to provide baseline measurements of the heliophysical system. These Synoptic observing programs typically were run throughout WHI. Results are being posted on the WHI Data Server

Targeted Observing Plans

WHI had several Targeted observing campaigns, involving day-to-day coordinated observations of heliospheric subregions in order to address scientific questions. There were also Target of Opportunity campaigns, which were run if and when a suitable observing target appeared.

Solar Campaigns | Geospace Campaigns

Solar Targeted Observing Campaigns (each to be run one week of CROT 2068)

1) Linking the Corona to the Solar Wind at Ulysses

March 20-26

Coordinator:

Giannina Poletto

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2) Origin of the Slow Solar Wind

March 27-April 2

Coordinator:

Leonard Strachan

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3) Coronal Hole Boundary and Low latitude coronal holes(to occur on disk, probably a polar hole, but an equatorial hole if available) April 3-9
Coordinator: Mari Paz Miralles Craig DeForest
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4) Quiet Sun (on disk, near center) April 10-16
Coordinator: Scott McIntosh
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Solar Target of Opportunity Campaigns

1) Active Regions
Coordinator: Bob Leamon
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2) Equatorial Coronal Hole Study
Coordinator: Mari Paz Miralles
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3) SOHO JOP 194: Activity in Filaments and Filament Channels
Coordinator: Sarah Gibson
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Geospace Targeted Observing Campaigns

1) Day-to-day variability of total electron content (TEC) and scintillations
Coordinators:

Ayman Mahrous

Keith Groves

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2) Day-to-day variability of F-region vertical drifts at the magnetic equator
Coordinators: Babatunde Rabiu and David Anderson
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3) Development and Decay of the Equatorial Anomaly
Coordinators: Jacob Adeniyi and Cesar Valladares
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