A solar cycle variation of the interplanetary magnetic field configuration

Solar Physics ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basil P. Tritakis
Solar Physics ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.L. Siscoe ◽  
N.U. Crooker ◽  
L. Christopher

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Mishra ◽  
Rekha Agarwal ◽  
Sharad Tiwari

Solar Cycle Variation of Cosmic ray Intensity along with Interplanetary and Solar Wind Plasma ParametersGalactic cosmic rays are modulated at their propagation in the heliosphere by the effect of the large-scale structure of the interplanetary medium. A comparison of the variations in the cosmic ray intensity data obtained by neutron monitoring stations with those in geomagnetic disturbance, solar wind velocity (V), interplanetary magnetic field (B), and their product (V' B) near the Earth for the period 1964-2004 has been presented so as to establish a possible correlation between them. We used the hourly averaged cosmic ray counts observed with the neutron monitor in Moscow. It is noteworthy that a significant negative correlation has been observed between the interplanetary magnetic field, product (V' B) and cosmic ray intensity during the solar cycles 21 and 22. The solar wind velocity has a good positive correlation with cosmic ray intensity during solar cycle 21, whereas it shows a weak correlation during cycles 20, 22 and 23. The interplanetary magnetic field shows a weak negative correlation with cosmic rays for solar cycle 20, and a good anti-correlation for solar cycles 21-23 with the cosmic ray intensity, which, in turn, shows a good positive correlation with disturbance time index (Dst) during solar cycles 21 and 22, and a weak correlation for cycles 20 and 23.


2001 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 585-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. H. Zurbuchen

The heliospheric magnetic field configuration is largely determined in the solar atmosphere. The interplanetary magnetic field is therefore intimately linked with the coronal structure and evolution during the solar cycle. We summarize recent experimental results from active satellite experiments on Ulysses and the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE). These results provide constraints on the sources of the solar wind and also the magnetic structure of the heliosphere and the corona. These results suggest the relevance of reconnection processes and differential rotation effects close to the Sun. This leads to large perturbations from a standard Archimedean spiral configuration which cannot be successfully modeled using coronal models which assume a potential magnetic field.


2015 ◽  
Vol 806 (2) ◽  
pp. 174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlan Jin ◽  
Jingxiu Wang

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