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SUMER Operations from MEDOC

Learn about the SUMER operations at MEdoc, where 2-week observation campaigns are conducted twice a year. Philippe, a SUMER expert, plays a major role in organizing and commanding the observations. Discover the significant contributions he has made to the European solar community.

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SUMER Operations from MEDOC

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  1. Solar UV Measurements of Emitted Radiation SUMER Operations from MEDOC Multi Experiment Data and Operation Centre

  2. Since 1997, in agreement with the PIs through the SWT, 2 week observation campaigns are organised twice a year at MEDOC: A campaign offers the capabilities to operate SOHO instruments from Europe, in collaboration with ground-based observatories. 14 campaigns have been organised at MEDOC already Philippe plays a major role in campaigns as THE SUMER expert in France (but a shy expert !).

  3. SUMER Commanding from MEDOC Requires : SUMER planner who : has to contact the Campaigners and the observation leaders, has to fill theDaily planning  Philippe participated in 14 MEDOC campaigns and 4 SUMER mini-campaigns as the SUMER planner SUMER studies writer who : has to write theObservations routines in the instrument language,  Philippe wrote more than 415 studies for hundreds of JOPs A large part of the european solar community should thank Philippe for having performed their SUMER observations.

  4. JOP 104 Sending the commands : requires organization !

  5. Be careful, Klaus : X is in fact named Y and Y is named -Z Mein Gott ! The « good » surprises of the SUMER Commanding… « Allo, it is Stein from EOF; Philippe, there is a pause now, until 2:00 UT ! Sorry ! » Grr ! Checking the SUMER parameters in real time

  6. Wednesday, November 17 2004, @ 18:15 UT Philippe is sending his last command to SUMER…

  7. Spectrum of the last Philippe’s observation : Ladies and Gentlemen, for the first time of the SUMER life, the Lyman Alpha line on the central Part of the detector AND on the disk ! Scientist : Philippe Lemaire

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