Solar Filament Detection, Merging, Verification and Tracking: Solar Filaments

Space Weather (SW) is a term which is concerned with physical processes that start at the Sun and eventually affecting us at our planet. The Sun emits a coronal mass ejections (CMEs) which are considered as the major cause of geomagnetic storms. Detecting filaments can indicate the possible occurrence of CMEs. The most important method for space weather prediction is the accurate detecting and monitoring of the evolution of solar features. Hence, solar filaments are features that play a vital role in the study of space weather. A fully automated real-time system is developed and represented throughout this book for detecting the disappearance of solar filaments. This system will help in predicting the CMEs in a way to protect our technological infrastructure from these storms.