The Influence of the Heliospheric Current Sheet and Angular Separation on Flare Accelerated Solar Wind,
Abstract
A complete set of major flares has been used to investigate the effect of the heliosperic current sheet on the magnitude of the flare-associated disturbance measured at Earth. It was found that disturbances associated with the flares located such that the flare-accelerated material would have to cross the current sheet. It was also found that the angular separation between the flare position and Earth has a strong effect on the magnitude of the disturbance. A larger angular separation tended to result in a smaller disturbance. Thirdly, it was determined that flares tend to occur near the heliospheric current sheet. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA158231
Entities
People
- H. M. Henning
- J. T. Hoeksema
- P. H. Scherrer
Organizations
- Stanford University