| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | Solar Physics with Hinode in the Ascending Phase of Solar Cycle 24 |
| Main Convener | Dr. Toshifumi Shimizu (ISAS/JAXA, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Kanya Kusano (Nagoya University, Japan) Dr. Kiyoshi Ichimoto (Kyoko University, Japan) Dr. Kyungsuk Cho (KASI, Korea, South) Prof. P Venkatakrishnan (Udaipur Solar Observatory/ Physical Research Laboratory, India) Dr. Mike Wheatland (The University of Sydney, Australia) Prof. C. Z. Cheng (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan) Prof. C. Z. Cheng (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan) Dr. Jonathan W. Cirtain (MSFC/NASA, United States) Dr. Louise Harra (University College London, United States) |
| Session Description | Since the launch on September 2006, Hinode has been performing high spatial resolution observations over 4 years. Many discoveries and new knowledge have been acquired so far for dynamics and heating in the solar atmosphere, with observations primarily in the long-lasted solar minimum. Starting from 2009, opportunities for observing sunspots, active regions and flares are gradually increasing. Precise measurements of photospheric magnetic fields with high spatial resolution with SOT and diagnostics of coronal and flare plasma with EIS and XRT are an unique advanced observational capabilities we have in the ascending phase of solar cycle 24, which would make significant contributions to improving our knowledge on the solar magnetohydrodynamic phenomena in multiple layers from photosphere to the corona. A lot of proposal observations (so-called HOPs) have been carried out to coordinate Hinode with ground-based and space-based observations. Solar Dynamic Observatory also recently start observations. This session will provide a forum to discuss the recent progress from Hinode and its related observations. The modeling and theoretical studies are also important to interpret observations. The discussions will be useful to identify key observations that should be performed with Hinode in the ascending phase of solar cycle 24. The session consists of several invited review talks on different issues as well as contributed papers on any topics relating to solar dynamics and heating. Observations with other spacecrafts, such as SDO, Stereo, RHESSI, Trace, and SOHO, and on ground-based observatories are also welcome. Future plans for new observations of the Sun can be also discussed. |