Corona-Solar Wind Coupling Review
Author | : Joan Feynman |
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Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1987 |
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The prediction and forecasting of the particle and fields environment within the magnetosphere is of importance to the Air Force. In order to keep pace with the Air Force needs, methods of prediction must be considerably improved. Conditions within the magnetosphere are linked to conditions within the solar corona by the following chain: the coupling between the corona and the solar wind in the vicinity of the sun, the propagation of the solar wind from the vicinity of the sun to the vicinity of the earth, and the coupling of the solar wind at 1 AU to the magnetosphere. This report is a review of the present knowledge of the coronal-solar wind coupling and presents a brief description of problems that remain for the development of an enhanced capability to predict the level of geomagnetic disturbances. Recommendations for a 3-year and a 10-year research plan to address these problems is also included. Keywords: Solar wind; Interplanetary magnetic field; Solar terrestrial physics; Interplanetary plasma; Interplanetary medium; Geomagnetic storm. (jhd).