Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:archives NASA's data center
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:conducts_research_on solar wind studies
gptkbp:contributes_to solar dynamics
helioseismology research
gptkbp:contribution advancements in helioseismology.
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:JPEG
time-series data
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:frequency 450-600 nm
gptkbp:has_artwork solar atmosphere
gptkbp:has_data_collection_period 1996-2011
gptkbp:has_data_quality high quality
gptkbp:has_function solar images
gptkbp:has_view_of 1.5 degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI)
gptkbp:impact improved solar models
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:spectrometer
data analysis tools
spectrometers
CCD cameras
optical filters
data processing software
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in solar magnetic activity
flat-field calibration
gptkbp:is_capable_of high-precision measurements
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Solar_and_Heliospheric_Observatory_(SOHO)
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:NASA's_Living_With_a_Star_program
gptkbp:is_studied_for solar rotation
gptkbp:is_used_for studying solar flares
gptkbp:is_used_in solar physics research
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_IIAS
gptkbp:launched January 20, 1996
gptkbp:measures solar surface velocity
gptkbp:mission gptkb:SOHO
gptkbp:mission_type solar observation
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:operates_in April 2011
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:primary_use measure solar oscillations
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:academic_research
open access
solar magnetic fields
solar activity monitoring
gptkbp:provides_spectra_of solar oscillations
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Helioseismic_and_Magnetic_Imager_(HMI)
gptkbp:resolution 1 arcsecond
0.5 m Hz
gptkbp:scientific_goals understanding solar interior
gptkbp:uses_technology Michelson interferometry
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:SOHO_mission
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SOHO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4