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Numerical modeling of the energy storage and release in solar flaresThis paper reports on investigation of the photospheric magnetic field-line footpoint motion (usually referred to as shear motion) and magnetic flux emerging from below the surface in relation to energy storage in a solar flare. These causality relationships are demonstrated by using numerical magnetohydrodynamic simulations. From these results, one may conclude that the energy stored in solar flares is in the form of currents. The dynamic process through which these currents reach a critical value is discussed as well as how these currents lead to energy release, such as the explosive events of solar flares.
Document ID
19930054261
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wu, S. T.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Weng, F. S.
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
Volume: 55
Issue: 7
ISSN: 0021-9169
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Accession Number
93A38258
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-9
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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