Hi-C Data Access via the VSO
An updated version of the data from the Hi-C rocket flight (Version 3) is now available via the VSO web client and also directly. For more information on Hi-C please check out https://hic.msfc.nasa.gov/.
There are 7 data products available:
1. 4k Level 1.0
2. 4k Level 1.5
3. 1k Level 1.0
4. 1k Level 1.5
5. 1k Level 1.5_stacked
Movie Quality:
6. 1k Level 2.0
7. 1k Level 2.0_stacked
To understand the difference between these sets, please refer to the updated HI-C USER GUIDE V3. In addition a tarball of contemporaneous AIA 193Å images is also available.
| Description | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated VSO Hi-C Search | All Hi-C and AIA 193A data | 4.9 GB |
| VSO Shopping cart with all Hi-C data | VSO-NSO-190604-037 | 4.3 GB |
| VSO Shopping cart with all Hi-C and AIA 193Å data | VSO-NSO-190604-036 | 4.9 GB |
| Direct link to 1k Level 1.0 | 1K-Level1.0.tar.gz | 280 MB |
| Direct link to 1k Level 1.5 | 1K-Level1.5.tar.gz | 424 MB |
| Direct link to 1k Level 1.5 Stacked | 1K-Level1.5_stacked.tar.gz | 199 MB |
| Direct link to 1k Level 2.0 | 1K-Level2.0.tar.gz | 429 MB |
| Direct link to 1k Level 2.0 Stacked | 1K-Level2.0_stacked.tar.gz | 202 MB |
| Direct link to 4k Level 1.0 | 4K-Level1.0.tar.gz | 1.4 GB |
| Direct link to 4k Level 1.5 | 4K-Level1.5.tar.gz | 2.0 GB |
| Direct link to contemporaneous AIA 193Å data | aia_193_contemporaneous.tar | 594 MB |
Hi-C data is also available via the VSO IDL client. Examples for accessing the data are given below.
IDL> files = vso_search('2012-07-11 18:00','2012-07-11 19:00', provider='MSFC')
Records Returned : MSFC : 8/8
'files' will contain such information as
# INSTRUMENT SOURCE FILEID SIZE 0 Hi-C Level-1.0 1Kx1K Hi-C http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../1K-Level1.0.tar.gz 280 MB 1 Hi-C Level-1.5 1Kx1K Hi-C http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../1K-Level1.5.tar.gz 424 MB 2 Hi-C Level-1.5 1Kx1K Stacked Hi-C http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../1K-Level1.5_stacked.tar.gz 199 MB 3 Hi-C Level-2.0 1Kx1K Hi-C http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../1K-Level2.0.tar.gz 429 MB 4 Hi-C Level-2.0 1Kx1K Hi-C http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../1K-Level2.0_stacked.tar.gz 202 MB 5 Hi-C Level-1.0 4Kx4K Stacked Hi-C http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../4K-Level1.0.tar.gz 1400 MB 6 Hi-C Level-1.5 4Kx4K Hi-C http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../4K-Level1.5.tar.gz 2000 MB 7 AIA 193A Contemporaneous SDO http://sao.virtualsolar.org/.../aia_193_contemporaneous.tar 594 MBto download the data use
IDL> ret = vso_get(files)To select only Hi-C data
IDL> files = vso_search('2012-07-11 18:00','2012-07-11 19:00', instr='Hi-C')
Records Returned : MSFC : 7/7
The Hi-C IDL data provider also recognizes the LEVEL and PIXELS keywords.
To select the 4K level 1.5 image try
IDL> files = vso_search('2012-07-11 18:00','2012-07-11 19:00', instr='Hi-C', pixels=4096, level=1.5)
Records Returned : MSFC : 1/1
Please let us know if you have any problems or questions: help@virtualsolar.org