Overview

The Sun's magnetic field is responsible for the spectacularly dynamic and intricate phenomenon that we call the corona. The 1990s have seen an enormous increase in our understanding of this part of the solar outer atmosphere, both as a result of observations and because of rapid advances in numerical studies. The YOHKOH satellite has observed the Sun now for over six years, producing spectacular sequences of images that convey the complexity of the corona. The imaging and spectroscopic instruments on SOHO have added information on the cooler part of the corona. And since April of 1998, TRACE has given us very high resolution images of the 1-2 MK corona, at cadences that allow detailed observations of field oscillations, loop evolution, mass ejecta, etc. This volume contains papers contributed to a workshop (held in August 1999 in Monterey, California) that was dedicated to an exploration of the most recent results on the solar corona, as well as on the transition region and low solar wind. The diverse presentations at the meeting revolved around one key theme: the entire outer atmosphere of the Sun is intrinsically dynamic, evolving so rapidly that even the concept of a single local temperature for a single fluid often breaks down. Moreover, the corona is an intrinsically nonlinear and nonlocal medium. These aspects are discussed in these proceedings that include both papers that review recent developments (both based on observations and on theoretical/numerical modelling), and original research papers based on observations from many different observatories. The papers presented at the meeting add up to such a volume that they are distributed over two ""Topical Issues of Solar Physics"" (December 1999 and April 2000), which are reprinted in these bound volumes, of which this is the second.

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Author:   Oddbjorn Engvold ,  John W. Harvey ,  C.J. Schrijver ,  Neal E. Hurlburt
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Reprinted from SOLAR PHYSICS, 193:1-2, 2001
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.837kg
ISBN:  

9780792370437

ISBN 10:   0792370430
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   30 June 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Three-Dimensional Separator Reconnection — How Does It Occur?.- The Structure of Force-Free Magnetic Fields.- Models of Dynamic Coronal Loops.- Cross-Sectional Properties of Coronal Loops.- Width Variations along Coronal Loops Observed by TRACE.- How Accurately Can We Determine the Coronal Heating Mechanism in the Large-Scale Solar Corona?.- SERTS-97 Measurements of Relative Wavelength Shifts in Coronal Emission Lines across a Solar Active Region.- Modeling Coronal Loop Abundances: Effects of Parameter Variations on Observables.- Waves and Oscillations in the Corona.- Can Gravitational Effects Damp Alfvén Waves?.- Observations of the 24 September 1997 Coronal Flare Waves.- Structure of a Large Low-Latitude Coronal Hole.- Electro-Mechanical Coupling between the Photosphere and Transition Region.- The Magnetic Connectivity of Moss Regions.- Magnetic Activity Associated with Radio Noise Storms.- A Kinetic Model of Coronal Heating and Acceleration by Ion-Cyclotron Waves; Preliminary Results.- SECIS: The Solar Eclipse Coronal Eclipse Imaging System.- The SOHO-Stellar Connection.- New Boundary Integral Equation Representation for Finite Energy Force-Free Magnetic Fields in Open Space above the Sun.- Synoptic Maps of Solar Wind; Comparison of IPS Data and the NOAA/SEC Version of the Wang and Sheeley Model.- Topology of Magnetic Field and Coronal Hearing in Solar Active Regions. II. The Role of Quasi-Separatrix Layers.- Recent Theoretical Results on Coronal Heating.- MACS for Global Measurement of the Solar Wind Velocity and the Thermal Electton Temperature during the Total Solar Eclipse on 11 August 1999.- Multi-Wavelength Observations of the 1998 September 27 Flare Spray.

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