Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994adspr..14..135h&link_type=abstract
Advances in Space Research, vol. 14, no. 4, p. (4)135-(4)138
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Brightness Temperature, Heliosphere, Solar Wind, Solar Wind Velocity, Stellar Mass, Thomson Scattering, Magnetic Flux, Satellite Observation, Solar Cycles, Spaceborne Astronomy
Scientific paper
In the past we have used electron Thomson scattering brightness observations, obtained with the zodiacal-light photometers on board the spacecraft Helios 1 and Helios 2, to study the global density structure of the quiet corona and inner heliosphere (greater than 17 solar radii). This was done by means of a comparison of synoptic maps based on these Thomson scattering observations and synoptic maps based on other solar/heliospheric data, such as IPS velocity, K-coronameter brightness and magnetic source surface data. In this paper we continue this approach by combining the Helios Thomson scattering maps (which provide density information) with IPS solar wind velocity maps to map out variations in mass and momentum flux of the solar wind as a function of latitude and phase of the solar cycle. The method used to construct the Helios and IPS synoptic maps emphasizes the global, persistent (as opposed to transient) structures, and thus can be viewed as approximating conditions in the quiet corona and inner heliosphere.
Hick Pierre P.
Jackson Bernard V.
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