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The origin of the warped heliospheric current sheet
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wilcox, J. M. Hoeksema, J. T. Scherrer, P. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | The warped heliospheric current sheet in early 1976 was calculated from the observed photospheric magnetic field using a potential field method. Comparisons with measurements of the interplanetary magnetic field polarity in early 1976 obtained at several locations in the heliosphere at Helios 1, Helios 2, Pioneer 11 and Earth show a rather detailed agreement between the computed current sheet and the observations. It appears that the large scale structure of the warped heliospheric current sheet is determined by the structure of the photospheric magnetic field, and that "ballerina skirt" effects may add small scale ripples. |
| File Size | 1302176 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810024570 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3nw48m87 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Heliosphere Photosphere Helios 2 Current Sheets Potential Fields Pioneer 11 Space Probe Coronal Holes Polarity Solar Magnetic Field Helios 1 Interplanetary Magnetic Fields Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
