b2x: flare recognition in solar euv images applications to euvi
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B2X: Flare recognition in Solar EUV Images Applications to EUVI. Véronique Delouille, Judith de Patoul Bogdan Nicula, Jean-François Hochedez. 5th SECCHI Consortium Meeting, 4-8 March 2007. Outline. Goal : Real-time alerts & EUV flares Catalog Method : CRH (Cosmic Ray Hit) removal - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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B2X: Flare recognition B2X: Flare recognition in Solar EUV Imagesin Solar EUV Images
Applications to EUVIApplications to EUVI
Véronique Delouille, Judith de PatoulBogdan Nicula, Jean-François Hochedez
5th SECCHI Consortium Meeting, 4-8 March 2007
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OutlineOutline
Goal : Goal : – Real-time Real-time alertsalerts & EUV flares & EUV flares CatalogCatalog
Method : Method : – CRH (Cosmic Ray Hit) removalCRH (Cosmic Ray Hit) removal
Median filter, WaveletMedian filter, Wavelet denoising denoising– Histogram processingHistogram processing
SkewnessSkewness monitoring monitoring
Data set : Data set : – 24 January 2007; 24 January 2007; – Images from Images from EUVI-A and EUVI-BEUVI-A and EUVI-B
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Detection of brightness Detection of brightness enhancement in EUV enhancement in EUV imagesimages
Aim :Aim :– Process EUV images, Process EUV images,
and detect when a flare is and detect when a flare is happening. happening.
– In case of detection, give allIn case of detection, give all characteristics such as localization,characteristics such as localization, size, intensity, time duration.size, intensity, time duration.– Catalog EUV flaresCatalog EUV flares
Tool : Tool : – Look for increased skewness of the pixel intensity Look for increased skewness of the pixel intensity
distribution distribution
Flaring or non flaring ?
SOHO-EIT, 1 May 98, 18:19
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Skewness : Skewness : a measure of a measure of assymetry assymetry
Sudden brightness enhancement Sudden brightness enhancement increased skewness in increased skewness in imageimage histogram histogram Skewness of Skewness of difference imagedifference image histogram histogram Coronal Dimmings detection Coronal Dimmings detection
– Cfr NEMO-Dimming detection by Elena Podladchikova & David BerghmansCfr NEMO-Dimming detection by Elena Podladchikova & David Berghmans
Gaussian distribution
Chi 2
Skewness = 0 Skewness > 0
Skewness:
Mean:
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B2X on B2X on secchi_prep’edsecchi_prep’ed FSFRFSFR images: raw images: raw 2k2k22
Goes
B
Flare
A
EUVI A - Skewness
EUVI B - Skewness
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Discussion of previous graphsDiscussion of previous graphs
Pre-processing needed against Pre-processing needed against Cosmic Ray Hits (CRH)Cosmic Ray Hits (CRH)
Possible strategies:Possible strategies:– RebinningRebinning– Median filter for CRH removalMedian filter for CRH removal– Wavelet denoisingWavelet denoising– Exclude the far off-disc region (and Exclude the far off-disc region (and
hence off-disk CRH)hence off-disk CRH)
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B2X on B2X on secchi_prep’edsecchi_prep’ed FSHRFSHR imagesimagesImages 2x2 rebinned Images 2x2 rebinned 1k 1k22
Goes
B
Flare
Goes
B F
lare
EUVI A
EUVI B
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Discussion : B2X on Discussion : B2X on Images 2x2 rebinned Images 2x2 rebinned 1k 1k22
Still lots of unwanted increase in the Still lots of unwanted increase in the skewnessskewness– CRH cleaning : remove pxl > 3 (local CRH cleaning : remove pxl > 3 (local
median)median)– Wavelet denoisingWavelet denoising
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B2X on B2X on secchi_prep’edsecchi_prep’ed FSHRFSHR images :images :Median filter pre-proc for CRH Median filter pre-proc for CRH removalremoval
Goes
B
Flare
Goes
B
Flare
EUVI A
EUVI B
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‘‘Problematic’ imagesProblematic’ images
24 Jan’ 0702:21:40Pb in imageacquisition
24 Jan’ 0719:25:40
Post-flareactivity
EUVI A
ICER 7 image
EUVI B
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CRH attenuation via Wavelet CRH attenuation via Wavelet Denoising Denoising (1/2)(1/2)
Remove finest discrete detail coefficients and reconstruct Remove finest discrete detail coefficients and reconstruct (linear Wavelet denoising)(linear Wavelet denoising) Gibbs effect introduce small values near large value. Gibbs effect introduce small values near large value.
– It reduces the asymmetry and hence the skewnessIt reduces the asymmetry and hence the skewness
24 Jan’ 0724 Jan’ 0710:05:4010:05:40
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Remove first 2 levels of wavelet coefficients, and reconstruct (linear Wavelet denoising) Remove first 2 levels of wavelet coefficients, and reconstruct (linear Wavelet denoising) Gibbs effect introduce small values near large value. Gibbs effect introduce small values near large value.
– It attenuates the asymmetry and hence the skewnessIt attenuates the asymmetry and hence the skewness On-disc flares On-disc flares less affectedless affected than off-disc Cosmic Ray Hits than off-disc Cosmic Ray Hits
24 Jan’ 0724 Jan’ 0705:15:4005:15:40
CRH attenuation via Wavelet DenoisingCRH attenuation via Wavelet Denoising (1/2)(1/2)
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B2X on B2X on secchi_prep’edsecchi_prep’ed FSHRFSHR imagesimages : : Linear Wavelet denoisingLinear Wavelet denoising
Goes
B
Flare
Goes
B
Flare
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Flare localisationFlare localisation
EUVI-A 24 Jan 2007 05:15:40
Mexican Hat continuous wavelet transformScale a=10; find position of maxima
Once an increase in skewness has been detected:-find the flare position by finding pixel with maximum intensity -Mask the flare and re-compute skewness to find possible other flare(s)
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B2X- Flare detection B2X- Flare detection quality: minimize False quality: minimize False Detection RateDetection Rate
Correlation between flare candidate and AR positionCorrelation between flare candidate and AR position
Barra, Delouille, Hochedez, ‘Segmentation of Extreme Ultraviolet Solar
Images via Multichannel Fuzzy Clustering’, AdvSpRes, submitted.
Segmentation of EUV disc -> localize Active Segmentation of EUV disc -> localize Active RegionsRegions
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Conclusion : B2X
Combining:Combining: EUVI-A & EUVI-B images,EUVI-A & EUVI-B images, pre-processing (CR removal, wavelet pre-processing (CR removal, wavelet
denoising)denoising) skewness measure,skewness measure, localisation informationlocalisation information
allows to detect with high allows to detect with high confidenceconfidence
B to X flares.B to X flares.