Effect of areal expansion and coronal heating on the solar wind |
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Authors: | Y -M Wang |
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Institution: | (1) E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 7672W, 20375-5352 Washington, DC |
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Abstract: | Empirical studies have shown that the solar wind speed at Earth is inversely correlated with the areal expansion rate of magnetic flux tubes near the Sun. Recent model calculations that include a self-consistent determination of the coronal temperature allow one to understand the physical basis of this relationship; they also suggest why the solar wind mass flux is relatively constant. |
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Keywords: | Solar Physics Solar Corona Solar Wind |
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