Physics
Scientific paper
May 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988newsc.118...46h&link_type=abstract
New Scientist (ISSN 0028-6664), vol. 118, May 19, 1988, p. 46-50.
Physics
Magnetic Storms, Solar Storms, Interplanetary Medium, Radio Communication, Solar Corona, Solar Flares, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
A technique for interplanetary weather mapping developed at Cambridge, using specially designed telescopes to show how disturbed conditions move out from the sun and across space is discussed. The mapping technique allows for reliable weather predictions and has given insight into how the sun causes interplanetary disturbances, indicating that the long-held theory that solar flares are responsible for disturbances is wrong. New observations which measure the position on the sun from which magnetic storms and interplanetary disturbances arise reveal that coronal holes are the source of disturbances. The maps utilize interplanetary scintillation to show two kinds of space-weather patterns, those which rotate steadily with the sun and those which move out from the sun. This technique can be used to measure the speed of solar wind and to identify the interplanetary weather pattern responsible for specific major disturbances in the earth's space environment.
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