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SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS: A SCIENCE FOR A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY
TABLE 10.1 Illustration of Contributions of Planned and Proposed Missions and Ground-Based Facilities to
SHP Panel Goals and Actions and How the Proposed SHP Panel Program Addresses the Four Decadal Survey
Science Goals Discussed in Chapter 1
SHP Panel Science Goals and Actions a
Missions and Their Contributions
Strategic Missions
Opportunity In Development
Ground-Based
SEE
IMAP
L5
Solar-C
IRIS
SPP
Solar
Orbiter
ATST
FASR
COSMO
Dynamo and
Activity Cycle
1a. Polar mass flows, solar
cycle
o
o
+
o
++
o
o
+
1b. Deep mass flows,
dynamo
++
o
++
o
o
o
1c. Small-scale fields,
Large-scale, variability
+
+
+
+
o
o
++
++
++
Sun’s
Magnetic Field
to Dynamic
Atmosphere
2a. Chromosphere
dynamics
+
o
++
++
o
o
++
++
++
2b. Magnetic free energy
o
o
+
++
+
+
o
++
++
++
2c. Corona thermal
structure
+
+
++
+
++
++
+
++
+
2d. Solar wind origin
dynamics and structure
+
+
+
+
o
++
+
+
++
+
Magnetic
Energy
Storage and
Release
3a. Eruptive events
energy/acceleration
++
++
++
++
o
++
++
+
++
+
3b. Impulsive SEP
mechanisms, role
++
+
++
+
++
++
o
++
o
3c. Suprathermal particle
origin, variability
+
++
+
+
++
++
+
3d. Solar events
forecasting
++
o
++
++
+
+
o
o
+
+
Interaction
with Galactic
Neighborhood
4a. Heliospheric boundary
evolution
o
++
o
o
4b. Anomalous cosmic-ray
origin
o
++
o
4c. Heliopause and
interstellar medium
++
Decadal Survey Key Science Goals
1. Determine the origins of the Sun’s
magnetic activity and predict the variations
in the space environment
++
o
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
2. Understand the dynamics and coupling
of Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere, and
atmosphere and their response to solar and
terrestrial inputs
o
+
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
3. Determine the interaction of the Sun
with the solar system and the interstellar
medium
o
++
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
4. Discover and characterize fundamental
processes that occur both within the
heliosphere and throughout the universe
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
KEY: o, supporting role; +, significant contribution; ++, unique to transformative.
a Note that the SHP panel goals and actions are represented in shorthand form with key words. For the complete missions, see Box
10.1.
Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
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SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS: A SCIENCE FOR A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY
TABLE 10.1 Illustration of Contributions of Planned and Proposed Missions and Ground-Based Facilities to
SHP Panel Goals and Actions and How the Proposed SHP Panel Program Addresses the Four Decadal Survey
Science Goals Discussed in Chapter 1
SHP Panel Science Goals and Actions a
Missions and Their Contributions
Strategic Missions
Opportunity In Development
Ground-Based
SEE
IMAP
L5
Solar-C
IRIS
SPP
Solar
Orbiter
ATST
FASR
COSMO
Dynamo and
Activity Cycle
1a. Polar mass flows, solar
cycle
o
o
+
o
++
o
o
+
1b. Deep mass flows,
dynamo
++
o
++
o
o
o
1c. Small-scale fields,
Large-scale, variability
+
+
+
+
o
o
++
++
++
Sun’s
Magnetic Field
to Dynamic
Atmosphere
2a. Chromosphere
dynamics
+
o
++
++
o
o
++
++
++
2b. Magnetic free energy
o
o
+
++
+
+
o
++
++
++
2c. Corona thermal
structure
+
+
++
+
++
++
+
++
+
2d. Solar wind origin
dynamics and structure
+
+
+
+
o
++
+
+
++
+
Magnetic
Energy
Storage and
Release
3a. Eruptive events
energy/acceleration
++
++
++
++
o
++
++
+
++
+
3b. Impulsive SEP
mechanisms, role
++
+
++
+
++
++
o
++
o
3c. Suprathermal particle
origin, variability
+
++
+
+
++
++
+
3d. Solar events
forecasting
++
o
++
++
+
+
o
o
+
+
Interaction
with Galactic
Neighborhood
4a. Heliospheric boundary
evolution
o
++
o
o
4b. Anomalous cosmic-ray
origin
o
++
o
4c. Heliopause and
interstellar medium
++
Decadal Survey Key Science Goals
1. Determine the origins of the Sun’s
magnetic activity and predict the variations
in the space environment
++
o
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
2. Understand the dynamics and coupling
of Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere, and
atmosphere and their response to solar and
terrestrial inputs
o
+
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
3. Determine the interaction of the Sun
with the solar system and the interstellar
medium
o
++
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
4. Discover and characterize fundamental
processes that occur both within the
heliosphere and throughout the universe
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
++
KEY: o, supporting role; +, significant contribution; ++, unique to transformative.
a Note that the SHP panel goals and actions are represented in shorthand form with key words. For the complete missions, see Box
10.1.