Heliophysics: Linking the Solar Interior to Solar Activity

About the role

The GSFC Solar Physics Laboratory is active in all phases of obtaining and analyzing solar observations. NPP opportunities embrace research on new techniques for analyzing and interpreting data as well as empirical and theoretical modeling of the solar interior and atmosphere, including solar activity and the solar cycle.

Description

A program of research is being carried out to understand the coupled system of the solar interior and the solar atmosphere using a combination of theory, simulation, and data analysis investigations. Theoretical studies and computer modeling of the internal structure of the Sun are used to study how internal conditions (magnetic fields, flows, and oscillations) are manifested in observations, and conversely how observations of the photosphere, chromosphere, and corona reveal internal structure and dynamics. Observations of dynamic processes in the solar atmosphere, such as cool, dense condensations that form in coronal rain and filaments, can also be used to investigate the thermodynamic energy budget of the atmosphere.

Location

Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland

Field of Science

Heliophysics Science

Advisors

• James E. Leake
  james.e.leake@nasa.gov
  301-286-7638

Qualifications

- U.S. Citizens;
- U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
- Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status;
- Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with 1) a valid EAD card and 2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status

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