The Chromospheric Lyman Alpha Spectropolarimeter (CLASP) observed the Sun in
H I Lyman-{\alpha} during a suborbital rocket flight on September 3, 2015. The
Interface Region Imaging Telescope (IRIS) coordinated with the CLASP
observations and recorded nearly simultaneous and co-spatial observations in
the Mg II h&k lines. The Mg II h and Ly-{\alpha} lines are important
transitions, energetically and diagnostically, in the chromosphere. The
canonical solar atmosphere model predicts that these lines form in close
proximity to each other and so we expect that the line profiles will exhibit
similar variability. In this analysis, we present these coordinated
observations and discuss how the two profiles compare over a region of quiet
sun at viewing angles that approach the limb. In addition to the observations,
we synthesize both line profiles using a 3D radiation-MHD simulation. In the
observations, we find that the peak width and the peak intensities are well
correlated between the lines. For the simulation, we do not find the same
relationship. We have attempted to mitigate the instrumental differences
between IRIS and CLASP and to reproduce the instrumental factors in the
synthetic profiles. The model indicates that formation heights of the lines
differ in a somewhat regular fashion related to magnetic geometry. This
variation explains to some degree the lack of correlation, observed and
synthesized, between Mg II and Ly-{\alpha}. Our analysis will aid in the
definition of future observatories that aim to link dynamics in the
chromosphere and transition region.Comment: Accepted by Ap
