Kiran Jain

NameKiran Jain
AffiliationNational Solar Observatory, USA
TitleSeismic Mapping of the Sun's Farside
AuthorsKiran Jain
AbstractSeismic maps of the non-visible side (farside) of the Sun are of great importance for monitoring large active regions before they rotate into our view from the east limb. Early detection of these regions on farside is important for space weather forecasting as well as for planning large observing campaigns. In this talk, I will discuss the basic principles of the farside imaging technique along with the latest developments and improvements. I will also discuss how seismic mapping was recently used, for the first time, to successfully predict the largest active region of the current solar cycle five days in advance.