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Solar Chromosphere

Solar Chromosphere is a layer of the Sun’s atmosphere situated between the photosphere and the corona, distinguished by its reddish hue during solar eclipses and characterized by a temperature inversion and dynamic spectral emission features primarily due to hydrogen alpha transitions.

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The Chemical Composition of the Sun

M. Asplund, N. Grevesse, A. J. Sauval et al. · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2009 · 9.4K citations · Full text

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Structure of the solar chromosphere. III - Models of the EUV brightness components of the quiet-sun

J. E. Vernazza, E. H. Avrett, R. Loeser · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 1981 · 2.2K citations

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Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI)

R. A. Howard, J. D. Moses, A. Vourlidas et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2008 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Dynamics of the quiescent solar corona

R. Rosner, W. H. Tucker, G. S. Vaiana · The Astrophysical Journal · 1978 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Magnetic fields and the structure of the solar corona

Martin D. Altschuler, Gordon Newkirk · Solar Physics · 1969 · 1.2K citations

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    M. Carlsson

    University of Oslo, Norway

    79 publications · 8.2K citations

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    R. A. Howard

    United States Naval Research Laboratory, United States

    80 publications · 10.4K citations

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    V. H. Hansteen

    University of Oslo, Norway

    69 publications · 6.8K citations

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    Bart De Pontieu

    Lockheed Martin (United States), United States

    74 publications · 7.1K citations

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    N. R. Sheeley

    United States Naval Research Laboratory, United States

    57 publications · 5.4K citations

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  1. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

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  2. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

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    862 publications

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  3. Lockheed Martin (United States)

    Bethesda, United States

    83 h-index

    551 publications

    69K citations

  4. NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory

    Boulder, United States

    81 h-index

    541 publications

    57.4K citations

  5. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    77 h-index

    666 publications

    67K citations

  6. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    77 h-index

    652 publications

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  7. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

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    415 publications

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  8. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

    Göttingen, Germany

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 290 publications · 24.4K citations

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