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Date range for each feature type

FeatureObservatory/Instrument/TelescopFRC CodeFirst dateLast date
Active RegionsSOHO EIT SPOCA-AR 1996-012013-03
Active RegionsSDO AIA SPOCA-AR 2010-052026-06
Active RegionsSDO AIA SPOCA 2024-102024-10
Active RegionsSOHO MDI SMART 1996-052011-02
Active regions trackingSOHO EIT SPOCA-AR 1996-012013-03
Active regions trackingSDO AIA SPOCA-AR 2010-052026-06
AR/NOAA linksSDO AIA SPOCA-AR 2010-052026-06
AR/NOAA linksSOHO MDI SMART 1996-052011-02
AR/NOAA linksSOHO EIT SPOCA-AR 1996-012013-03
CoronalholesSDO AIA SPOCA-CH 2010-052013-10
CoronalholesSOHO EIT CHARM 1996-042011-04
CoronalholesSOHO EIT SPOCA-CH 1996-012013-03
Coronalholes trackingSDO AIA SPOCA-CH 2010-082012-08
Coronalholes trackingSOHO EIT SPOCA-CH 1996-012013-03
FilamentsMEUDON SPECTROHELIOGRAPH SoSoFT 1996-012017-06
FilamentsCOIMBRA UNIVERSITY SPECTROHELIOGRAPH SoSoFT 2012-112013-03
FilamentsMEUDON SOLAR TOWER SoSoFT 2012-112013-07
Filaments trackingMEUDON SPECTROHELIOGRAPH SoSoFT 1997-012011-12
NOAA 1996-012026-06
ProminencesMEUDON SPECTROHELIOGRAPH SoSoPro 2003-012025-01
Radio sourcesNANCAY RADIOHELIOGRAPH NRH2D 1999-042026-06
Radio sources trackingNANCAY RADIOHELIOGRAPH NRH2D 1999-042026-06
SP/NOAA linksSDO HMI SDOSS 2010-052026-06
SP/NOAA linksSOHO MDI MDISS 1996-062011-04
SunspotsSDO HMI SDOSS 2010-042026-06
SunspotsSOHO MDI MDISS 1996-052011-04
Sunspots trackingSDO HMI SDOSS 2010-052026-06
Types iiiSTEREO_A SWAVES RABAT3 2007-012011-12
Types iiiSTEREO_B SWAVES RABAT3 2007-012011-12
Types iiiWIND WAVES RABAT3 1996-012011-12

The list of the features for which data are currently available in the HFC is given in the following table

FeatureInstrumentRecognition codeBibliographyTracking information
Active RegionSOHO/MDI
SOHO/EIT		SMART
SPOCA-AR		Higgins et al., 2010
Barra et al., 2009		No
Yes
Coronal HoleSOHO/MDI + SOHO/EIT 195 A
SOHO/EIT		CHARM
SPOCA-CH		Krista and Gallagher, 2009
Barra et al., 2009		No
Yes
FilamentMeudon H Alpha SpectroheliographSoSoft & TrackFilFuller et al., 2005 - Bonnin et al., 2013Yes
ProminenceMeudon CAII K3 SpectroheliographSoSoProN. FullerNo
SunspotSOHO/MDI
SDO/HMI		MDISS
SDOSS		Zharkov et al., 2005
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005SoPh..228..361Z/ 		No
Type IIIWind/Waves, STEREO/SwavesRABAT3X. BonninNo
Coronal radio emissionNancay Radio HeliographNRH2DC. Renié, X. BonninYes

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API Web Services About HFC

FP7, project No. 238969

The catalogue is accessible from remote clients through the Helio Query Interface (HQI). This interface is VO-compliant, and allows SOAP, HTTP-GET, and TAP requests on HFC database.

Some of the HFC feature data can also be reached using the dedicated EPN-TAP Web interface. (Visit https://vespa.obspm.fr for more details.)

Information about the HFC web services can be found here.

Python

The Python package PyHFC offers simple tools to query the HFC database and to plot the feature contours over the solar images.

IDL

The HELIO IDL SolarSoft package provides routines to query and plot HFC feature data.

In addition, a stand-alone software for users who want to get only the HFC content using IDL can be downloaded here. Please read the dedicated user guide for more details.

Feedback

Any feedback is much appreciated.
Please send your comments to Jean dot Aboudarham at obspm dot fr, Christian dot Renie at obspm dot fr, or Xavier dot Bonnin at obspm dot fr.

About the HELIO project

The HFC is a service of the Heliophysics Integrated Observatory HELIO, a virtual observatory dedicated to solar and heliophysics.

HELIO is a Research Infrastructures funded under the Capacities Specfific Programme within the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7, project No. 238969). The project started on 1st June 2009 and ended on 30th November 2012.

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