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   \title{MANDATORY ASSIGNMENT III}

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\section{Data and method} 
\instructions{Please describe the data and method used in your scientific study. 
This part includes the method(s) with which the data was obtained/produced and processed (if applicable) and the method(s) that are central for the presented data analysis (as being presented in the next assignment). In a real scientific article, the description would be held as concise as possible with referring to published articles for details, while highlighting the aspects that are most relevant for the intended use in the presented study and addressing aspects that are new. In this assignment, however, you are encouraged to go into more detail. If you use data from a telescope (SST, SDO, etc)., then please describe how the telescope (and instrument) works. If you use numerical data, then please describe the basic workings the numerical code(s). Please let us know if you are missing information regarding how the data was produced.\\
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You should add a (or up to 3) figure(s) that illustrate(s) the properties of the data and method. Details such as the size of the field-of-view or computational domain etc. should be given. Please have a look at data/method section of scientific articles to check the extent and level of detail of the typical content and how it is typically structured and presented.\\  
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Please note that this description of data and method is tentative and reflects your current ideas and plans. As you work on the data analysis during the next weeks, you will get ideas how to update/improve this part, which you can do later as part of the final project assignment.\\ 
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\textbf{Requirement: 1\,500 - 3\,000 words and at least one figure illustrating the used data set(s). }\\   
(One page of pure text with the given formatting typically contains about 800 to 850 words.) }

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%\caption{The plot shows the semi-empirical atmosphere model~C by \citet{1981ApJS...45..635V}. \textit{Top:}~Gas temperature as function of height. \textit{Bottom:}~Logarithmic gas density as function of height. The vertical dashed line marks the height at which the optical depth $\tau_{500\,\mathrm{nm}}$ is unity, marking the bottom of the photosphere.} 
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