Sample Convection Data

The directories below contain sample data from simulations of near-solar-surface convection. The data are stored in a private format, in horizontal slices with 8-bits of precision in the fluctuations. These files should be explicitly downloaded (use Shift-click in Netscape) rather than displayed.

Here is an IDL i/o procedure to read the data with, and an example procedure that calls it.

A selected sample of horizontal slices, from an original data cube of size 12x12x9 Mm, with 128x128x105 points.

Temperatures
Densities (units of 1e-7 g/cm^3)
\rho \kappa (units of Mm^{-1})
Optical depth

Data cube size 6x6x3 Mm, with 125x125x82 points.

Temperatures
Densities (units of 1e-7 g/cm^3)
\rho \kappa (units of Mm^{-1})
Optical depth

If you intend to use this data, please send me a note at aake@astro.ku.dk, indicating how you intend to use it, and what (possibly joint) publications that may come out of it.

Last updated: 04-jan-96