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THE SUN |
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Why We Study the Sun
The Big Questions Magnetism - The Key |
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SOLAR STRUCTURE |
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The Interior
The Photosphere The Chromosphere The Transition Region The Corona The Solar Wind The Heliosphere |
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SOLAR FEATURES |
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Photospheric Features
Chromospheric Features Coronal Features Solar Wind Features |
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THE SUN IN ACTION |
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The Sunspot Cycle
Solar Flares Post Flare Loops Coronal Mass Ejections Surface and Interior Flows Helioseismology |
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THE MSFC SOLAR GROUP |
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The People
Their Papers Their Presentations |
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RESEARCH AREAS |
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Flare Mechanisms
3D Magnetic Fields The Solar Dynamo Solar Cycle Prediction Sunspot Database Coronal Heating Solar Wind Dynamics |
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PREVIOUS PROJECTS |
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GOES SXI Instrument
MSFC Magnetograph MSSTA Orbiting Solar Obs. Skylab Solar Maximum Mission SpaceLab 2 The Sun in Time (EPO) TRACE Ulysses Yohkoh |
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CURRENT PROJECTS |
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GONG
Hinode RHESSI STEREO SDO SOHO |
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FUTURE PROJECTS |
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Solar Probe
Interstellar Probe |
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VIDEOS |
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Solar Probe Plus
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Coronal Heating
A number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain coronal heating, The two most commonly proposed mechanisms are wave heating (ion-cyclotron waves) and micro-flare (or nano-flare) heating.
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