A closer look at the Sun: From plasma in the solar atmosphere to extreme solar events
Jenny Marcela Rodríguez Gómez
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The Catholic University of America
Wed, April 13, 2022 - 4:00 PM
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The proximity of the Sun brings us an enormous advantage. It allows us to study solar phenomena that can affect the Earth and other planets producing space weather impacts on their environment and technology. In general, the solar atmosphere is a plasma physics laboratory near us. The plasma is present in the solar atmosphere where, together with the magnetic field, drives solar phenomena such as flares, CMEs, and solar wind. Models, ground-based, and satellite observations are essential tools to obtain information about the plasma in different atmospheric layers. The characteristics of extreme solar phenomena as fast CMEs and extreme space weather events can help us to understand the dynamics and variability of the Sun as well as the physical mechanisms behind these events.
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