An explanation for strongly underwound magnetic field in co-rotating rarefaction regions and its relationship to footpoint motion on the the sun

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2002, Pages

  Schwadron, N A ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETISM; MAGNETOPLASMA; SOLAR WIND;

COMBINED ACTIONS; CORONAL HOLE; FAST SOLAR WINDS; MAGNETIC FIELD LINE; STRONG FIELD;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0037101758     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015028     Document Type: Article

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