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    • SDO/HMI Continuum, 720-Second Data

    Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

    The HMI continuum data refers to map of the continuum intensity of the solar spectrum in the region of the Fe I absorption line at 6173 Å on the surface of the sun.\n\nHMI samples the Fe I absorption line at 6173.3 Å at six points. Assuming that the "pure" solar Fe I line profile is a Gaussian, and the HMI filter filter transmission profiles are delta functions, the first and second Fourier coefficients of the of the Fe I line can be calculated and an estimate of the Doppler Velocity can be made. An estimate (proxy) for the continuum intensity Ic is obtained by "reconstructing" the solar line from the estimates of the Doppler shift λo, the linewidth σ, and the linedepth Id. More details can be found at http://jsoc.stanford.edu/relevant_papers/observables.pdf.\n

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    Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 13, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
    Publisher SDO HMI-AIA JSOC at Stanford
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://doi.org/10.48322/ze6r-3m97
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
    Category Heliophysics
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.48322/ze6r-3m97
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash cda34fcd1a4d1119bc0243e1fe332906aa54027fb656a82dbe0f7649ab4d15de
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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