Energy Supply Processes for Solar Flares and Magnetospheric Substorms |
| |
Authors: | Syun-Ichi Akasofu |
| |
Institution: | (1) International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska |
| |
Abstract: | It is shown that solar flares and magnetospheric substorms must primarily be caused by a dynamo process, rather than magnetic reconnection – a spontaneous, explosive annihilation of magnetic energy stored prior to the onset. Magnetic energy in the vicinity of solar flares and in the magnetotail shows often an increase at their onset, not a decrease. It is unfortunate that many observed features of solar flares and substorms have tacitly been ascribed to unproven (3-D) characteristics of the neutral line for a long time. In the future, it is necessary to study carefully their driving process and examine how the driven magnetic field system evolves, leading to solar flares and substorms. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|