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Slow Solar Wind: Observations and ModelingWhile it is certain that the fast solar wind originates from coronal holes, where and how the slow solar wind (SSW) is formed remains an outstanding question in solar physics even in the post-SOHO era. The quest for the SSW origin forms a major objective for the planned future missions such as the Solar Orbiter and Solar Probe Plus. Nonetheless, results from spacecraft data, combined with theoretical modeling, have helped to investigate many aspects of the SSW. Fundamental physical properties of the coronal plasma have been derived from spectroscopic and imaging remote-sensing data and in situ data, and these results have provided crucial insights for a deeper understanding of the origin and acceleration of the SSW. Advanced models of the SSW in coronal streamers and other structures have been developed using 3D MHD and multi-fluid equations.
Document ID
20170003114
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Abbo, L.
(Catholic Univ. of America Washington, DC, United States)
Ofman, L.
(Catholic Univ. of America Washington, DC, United States)
Antiochos, S. K.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Hansteen, V. H.
(Oslo Univ. Norway)
Harra, L.
(Mullard Space Science Lab. Dorking, United Kingdom)
Ko, Y.-K.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Lapenta, G.
(Katholieke Univ. te Leuven Belgium)
Li, B.
(Shandong Univ. Jian, China)
Riley, P.
(Predictive Science, Inc. San Diego, CA, United States)
Strachan, L.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Von Steiger, R.
(International Space Science Inst. Bern, Switzerland)
Wang, Y.-M.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
April 6, 2017
Publication Date
June 29, 2016
Publication Information
Publication: Space Science Reviews
Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media Dordrecht
Volume: 201
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0038-6308
e-ISSN: 1572-9672
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN40692
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG11PL10A
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX10AN10G
Distribution Limits
Public
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