LARGE-SCALE CONFIGURATION OF THE CORONAL AND INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD.

Abstract

A physical model that is consistent with many of the properties observed in the corona and in interplanetary space has been developed. The model allows the large-scale magnetic field configuration above the photosphere to be computed from photospheric magnetic field observations using Green's function solution to Maxwell's equations. Sources for the magnetic field are related to the observed photospheric field and to the field computed at a 'source' surface about 0.6 solar radii above the photosphere. The model is able to explain the shape of rays and streamers in the inner corona. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1968
Accession Number
AD0674527

Entities

People

  • Kenneth H. Schatten

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Equations
  • Interplanetary Space
  • Lepidoptera
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Observation
  • Photosphere

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space