An Atlas of Photospheric Magnetic Field Observations and Computed Coronal Magnetic Fields. 1976-1985,
Abstract
Daily magnetogram observations of the large scale photospheric magnetic field have been made. These measurements provide a homogeneous record of the changing solar field through most of Solar Cycle 21. Using the photospheric data, the configuration of the coronal and heliospheric fields can be calculated using a Potential Field -- Source Surface model. This provides a 3 dimensional picture of the heliospheric field evolution during the solar cycle. This note announces the publication of UAG Report 94, an Atlas containing the complete set of synoptic charts of the measured photospheric magnetic field, the computed field at the source surface, and the coefficients of the multipole expansion of the coronal field. The general underlying structures of the solar and heliospheric fields, which determine the environment for solar terrestrial relations and provide the context within which solar activity related events occur, can be approximated from these data. The provision of a homogeneous dataset of the solar magnetic field over nearly an entire sunspot cycle in a convenient, inclusive package will stimulate the studies of the large scale structures of the solar and heliospheric magnetic field, encourage others to consider the relationship of the large scale, ambient field structures to activity on short time scales and smaller spatial scales, and enable the inclusion of the heliospheric field in analyses of solar terrestrial relations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA168046
Entities
People
- J. Todd Hoeksema
- Philip Scherrer
Organizations
- Stanford University