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Solar origins of coronal mass ejections
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kahler, Stephen |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | The large scale properties of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), such as morphology, leading edge speed, and angular width and position, have been cataloged for many events observed with coronagraphs on the Skylab, P-78, and SMM spacecraft. While considerable study has been devoted to the characteristics of the SMEs, their solar origins are still only poorly understood. Recent observational work has involved statistical associations of CMEs with flares and filament eruptions, and some evidence exists that the flare and eruptive-filament associated CMEs define two classes of events, with the former being generally more energetic. Nevertheless, it is found that eruptive-filament CMEs can at times be very energetic, giving rise to interplanetary shocks and energetic particle events. The size of the impulsive phase in a flare-associated CME seems to play no significant role in the size or speed of the CME, but the angular sizes of CMEs may correlate with the scale sizes of the 1-8 angstrom x-ray flares. At the present time, He 10830 angstrom observations should be useful in studying the late development of double-ribbon flares and transient coronal holes to yield insights into the CME aftermath. The recently available white-light synoptic maps may also prove fruitful in defining the coronal conditions giving rise to CMEs. |
| File Size | 52719 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880001344 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8rc1z031 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-09-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Intervals Interplanetary Medium Solar Corona Solar Flares Stellar Mass Ejection Coronal Holes Helium Surges Solar Activity Morphology Angular Distribution Line Spectra Leading Edges Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |