The Waves in the Lower Solar Atmosphere (WaLSA) team is an international
consortium
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that is focused on investigating wave activity in the Sun's lower atmosphere. The purpose of the group is to understand how
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves generated within the Sun's interior and lower atmosphere affect the dynamics and heating of its outer layers.
The WaLSA team's research has been supported by organizations including the
Research Council of Norway
The Research Council (also the Research Council of Norway; ) is a Norwegian government agency that funds research and innovation projects. On behalf of the Government, the Research Council invests NOK 11,7 billion (2022) annually.
The Research ...
through the Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics, the
Royal Society
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, and the
International Space Science Institute
The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) is an Institute of Advanced Studies based in Bern, Switzerland.
The institute's work is interdisciplinary, focusing on the study of the Solar System, and encompasses planetary sciences, astrophysics ...
.
Research
The WaLSA team's research focuses on understanding various wave modes propagating through solar structures. They have investigated the coupling mechanisms between different wave modes and measured energy carried by MHD waves.
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