Evolution of open magnetic structures on the sun - The SKYLAB period

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Nov 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apj...218..291l&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 218, Nov. 15, 1977, p. 291-305.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Magnetic Field Configurations, Skylab Program, Solar Corona, Solar Magnetic Field, Harmonic Analysis, Photosphere, Solar Rotation

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High-resolution harmonic analysis of the measured photospheric magnetic field of the sun is used to construct models of open magnetic structures over a period of 11 solar rotations. The models successfully reproduce the surface location and topology of all coronal holes during the Skylab period. In addition, there is persistent evidence in the models that open field lines are associated with active regions in a systematic way. These associations are listed for the period studied; they suggest that open field lines are a basic feature of solar magnetism. Specific examples of the evolution of coronal holes and of calculated open structures are presented. Quantitative study of the measured field strength within and neighboring a hole confirms the fact that coronal hole regions are indistinguishable by local magnetic properties. However, the calculated field strengths at the footpoints of open field lines within coronal holes show distinct evolutionary patterns and may indicate that, at least in young coronal holes, a significant amount of magnetic flux is closed. Problems of studying magnetic field divergence by using these models are discussed.

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