Solar Wind Sources in the Late Declining Phase of Cycle 23: Effects of the Weak Solar Polar Field on High Speed Streams

Abstract

The declining phases of solar cycles are known for their high speed solar wind streams that dominate the geomagnetic responses during this period. Outstanding questions about these streams, which can provide the fastest winds of the solar cycle, concern their solar origins, persistence, and predictability. The declining phase of cycle 23 has lasted significantly longer than the corresponding phases of the previous two cycles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA522739

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  • A. B. Galvin
  • C. O. Lee
  • Charles Arge
  • Christopher T. Russell
  • G. Petrie
  • J. G. Luhmann
  • K. Simunac
  • R. A. Howard
  • Yan Li

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Databases
  • Electronic Mail
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Solar Activity
  • Solar Cycle
  • Solar Wind
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Weather
  • Spacecraft
  • Statistics
  • Wind Velocity

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers