Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
May 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001agusm..sh22c06f&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2001, abstract #SH22C-06
Physics
Plasma Physics
7500 Solar Physics, Astrophysics, And Astronomy, 7513 Coronal Mass Ejections, 7594 Instruments And Techniques, 7800 Space Plasma Physics, 7894 Instruments And Techniques
Scientific paper
Approved in October 2000 by ESA's Science Programme Committee as a flexi-mission, the Solar Orbiter will study the Sun and unexplored regions of the inner heliosphere from a unique orbit that brings the probe to within 45 solar radii of our star, and to solar latitudes as high as 38 deg. This orbit will allow the Solar Orbiter to make fundamental contributions to our understanding of the transient phenomena driving space weather, including coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and flare-related effects. Being closer to the sources of such transients in the solar atmosphere, the Solar Orbiter will be ideally located to measure the input into the heliosphere and to determine the boundary conditions near the Sun. The scientific payload to be carried by the probe will include a sophisticated remote-sensing package, as well as state-of-the-art in situ instruments. The multi-wavelength, multi-disciplinary approach of the Solar Orbiter, combined with its novel location, represents a powerful tool for studies of the influence of space weather-related events on interplanetary space.
Fleck Bernard
Marsden Richard
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