Multi-scale Gaussian normalization for solar image processing

Abstract

Extreme UltraViolet images of the corona contain information over a large range of spatial scales, and different structures such as active regions, quiet Sun and filament channels contain information at very different brightness regimes. Processing of these images is important to reveal information, often hidden within the data, without introducing artifacts or bias. It is also important that any process be computationally efficient, particularly given the fine spatial and temporal resolution of Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (AIA/SDO) , and consideration of future higher-resolution observations. A very efficient process is described here which is based on localized normalizing of the data at many different spatial scales. The method reveals information at the finest scales, whilst maintaining enough of the larger-scale information to provide context. It also intrinsically flattens noisy regions and can reveal structure in off-limb regions out to the edge of the field of view. The method is also successfully applied to a white light coronagraph observation.

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