Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1996
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Solar Physics, Volume 169, Issue 2, pp.421-429
Physics
56
Scientific paper
Explicit delineation of the cause (or causes) of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) has eluded our understanding for several decades. More recently, their extension into interplanetary space has also attracted attention, particularly since the faster CMEs have been inferred to be associated with the more severe, non-recurrent, geomagnetic storms. Understanding the linkage of one phenomenon to the other requires improved monitoring of the manifestations of CMEs so that post-launch tracking via remote-sensing (interplanetary scintillations) and/or in situ observations will be meaningful. A critical examination is made here of recent claims that the single cause of CMEs lies in their close connection with large-scale, closed magnetic structures in the corona. Proponents of this position generally disregard or minimize an earlier, proposed suggestion that the cause is to be found in the small-scale, complex activity within eruptive flares with or without eruptive prominences. It is proposed here that equal weight to a bimodal set of causes should be considered. We also revisit a number of comments, pro and con, on the proposed ‘solar flare myth’ paradigm.
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