Overview

Introduction: What are coherent structures?; Why do they exist on the solar surface?
Eigenfunction Analysis: What are eigenfunctions?; How do we find them?; What do they tell us?
Eigenfunctions of the sunspot data: The KL procedure applied to our data set
Conclusions This web presentation is adapted from a set of overheads used in an oral presentation to the VSEP group and the Goddard Space Flight community. It is best viewed with the browser width set to the size of the arrow below, if possible. I encourage questions or comments to be sent to me at my new location, email address deano@ri.cmu.edu. You can finger my account to find out any other information necessary to contact me. previous | next Eigenfunction Analysis of Coherent Structures on the Solar Surface Authoring NASA Official:Dr. Milton Halem, Chief, Earth and Space Data Computing Division Contact:Marilyn Mack/Code 930 marilyn.j.mack.1@gsfc.nasa.gov

Introduction