Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agufmsh43b..01z&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #SH43B-01
Physics
7511 Coronal Holes, 7524 Magnetic Fields
Scientific paper
The inner heliosphere and the space environment of all planets are dominated by the inner boundary, the solar corona, which has been largely elusive to our investigations. The main reason for this lack of knowledge is that we are not currently able to observe the driving agent in the corona, its magnetic field. We report on the results of a TRT focus team dealing with that particular aspect. First, we discuss key results of the team's research focused on the following four questions: 1) What is the spatial distribution of open magnetic flux in the corona? 2) How does the coronal magnetic flux change over time? 3) What are the physical processes governing these changes? 4) How can we use our knowledge of coronal and photospheric processes to predict physical conditions in the heliosphere? Second, we show how these questions culminate in a research topic currently unresolved: The question about the origin of the slow solar wind. We argue how this question leads to the need for new and improved theoretical, experimental and modeling techniques well beyond our current scope.
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