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Observations of Photosphere and Chromosphere

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Solar Magnetic Phenomena

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Solar physics has seen a decade of exciting science and discoveries, which were driven by new instruments for ground- and space-based observations. Multi-wavelength observations involving many observatories now routinely cover the whole solar atmosphere from photosphere, to chromosphere, transition region, corona, and heliosphere and have become an integral part in any type of space weather forecasting. The solar photosphere and chromosphere has historically been the domain of ground-based observatories and this review will be based on observations and research projects that have been carried out at the Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) to illustrate current trends and prospects for ground-based experimental solar physics.

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Denker, C. (2005). Observations of Photosphere and Chromosphere. In: Hanslmeier, A., Veronig, A., Messerotti, M. (eds) Solar Magnetic Phenomena. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 320. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2962-4_1

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