Influence of Magnetic Fields on Solar Hydrodynamics: Experimental Results

1977 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 143-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.O. Stenflo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
General Problem ◽  
Solar Rotation ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Dynamic Phenomena

It is well-known that solar activity is basically caused by the Interaction of magnetic fields with convection and solar rotation, resulting in a great variety of dynamic phenomena, like flares, surges, sunspots, prominences, etc. Many conferences have been devoted to solar activity, including the role of magnetic fields. Similar attention has not been paid to the role of magnetic fields for the overall dynamics and energy balance of the solar atmosphere, related to the general problem of chromospheric and coronal heating. To penetrate this problem we have to focus our attention more on the physical conditions in the ‘quiet’ regions than on the conspicuous phenomena in active regions.

Numerical Short-Term Solar Activity Forecasting

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (S335) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaning Wang ◽  
Yihua Yan ◽  
Han He ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Xinghua Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Solar Active Regions ◽  
Solar Eruptions ◽  
Dimensional Reconstruction

AbstractIt is well known that the energy for solar eruptions comes from magnetic fields in solar active regions. Magnetic energy storage and dissipation are regarded as important physical processes in the solar corona. With incomplete theoretical modeling for eruptions in the solar atmosphere, activity forecasting is mainly supported with statistical models. Solar observations with high temporal and spatial resolution continuously from space well describe the evolution of activities in the solar atmosphere, and combined with three dimensional reconstruction of solar magnetic fields, makes numerical short-term (within hours to days) solar activity forecasting possible. In the current report, we propose the erupting frequency and main attack direction of solar eruptions as new forecasts and present the prospects for numerical short-term solar activity forecasting based on the magnetic topological framework in solar active regions.

scholarly journals Waves and Magnetism in the Solar Atmosphere (WAMIS)

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (S305) ◽  
pp. 121-126
Author(s):  
L. Strachan ◽  
Y.-K. Ko ◽  
J. D. Moses ◽  
J. M. Laming ◽  
F. Auchere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Solar Activity ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Mhd Waves ◽  
Long Duration

AbstractMagnetic fields in the solar atmosphere provide the energy for most varieties of solar activity, including high-energy electromagnetic radiation, solar energetic particles, flares, and coronal mass ejections, as well as powering the solar wind. Despite the fundamental role of magnetic fields in solar and heliospheric physics, there exist only very limited measurements of the field above the base of the corona. What is needed are direct measurements of not only the strength and orientation of the magnetic field but also the signatures of wave motions in order to better understand coronal structure, solar activity, and the role of MHD waves in heating and accelerating the solar wind. Fortunately, the remote sensing instrumentation used to make magnetic field measurements is also well suited to measure the Doppler signature of waves in the solar structures. We present here a mission concept for the Waves And Magnetism In the Solar Atmosphere (WAMIS) experiment which is proposed for a NASA long-duration balloon flight.

scholarly journals Observations of magnetic and kinetic helicity proxies

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S294) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Hongqi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Velocity Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Solar Dynamo ◽  
Magnetic Helicity ◽  
Vector Magnetograms ◽  
Topological Configuration ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe helicity is important to present the basic topological configuration of magnetic field in solar atmosphere. The distribution of magnetic helicity in solar atmosphere is presented by means of the observational (vector) magnetograms. As the kinetic helicity in the solar subatmosphere can be inferred from the velocity field based on the technique of the helioseismology and used to compare with the magnetic helicity in the solar atmosphere, the observational helicities provide the important chance for the confirmation on the generation of magnetic fields in the subatmosphere and solar dynamo models also. In this paper, we present the observational magnetic and kinetic helicity in solar active regions and corresponding questions, except the relationship with solar eruptive phenomena.

A Discussion on the physics of the solar atmosphere - Physics of the solar atmosphere

1976 ◽  
Vol 281 (1304) ◽  
pp. 415-426
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Transition Region ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Solar Rotation ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Rotation Velocity ◽  
Coronal Magnetic Field ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
Field Structure ◽  
Magnetic Field Structure

A summary is given on recent results on the physics of the quiet solar atmosphere, and active regions. This includes: solar rotation, velocity fields and waves, magnetic field concentration, the transition region, coronal magnetic field structure, and prominences.

scholarly journals Oscillatory convection in strong magnetic fields and origin of active regions

1968 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 127-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. I. Syrovatsky ◽  
Y. D. Zhugzhda
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Oscillatory Convection ◽  
Strong Magnetic Fields ◽  
Various Boundary Conditions ◽  
Convective Cells ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Polytropic Atmosphere

The convection in a compressible inhomogeneous conducting fluid in the presence of a vertical uniform magnetic field has been studied. It is shown that a new mode of oscillatory convection occurs, which exists in arbitrarily strong magnetic fields. The convective cells are stretched along the magnetic field, their horizontal dimensions are determined by radiative cooling. Criteria for convective instability in a polytropic atmosphere are obtained for various boundary conditions in the case when the Alfvén velocity is higher compared with the velocity of sound.The role of oscillatory convection in the origin of sunspots and active regions is discussed.

scholarly journals The Magnetic Fields at Different Levels in the Active Regions of the Solar Atmosphere

1971 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. T. Tsap
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Longitudinal Magnetic Field ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Made In

The strengths of the longitudinal magnetic fields recorded at different depths of active regions with a double magnetograph of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory are compared.The recordings of the magnetic fields were made in the lines Fe Iλ5250Å, Ca Iλ6103Å, Na I D1, BIIλ4554Å, Mg Iλ5184Å, Hα, Hγ, Hδ.It is shown, that there is a close correlation between the longitudinal magnetic field at different levels.

scholarly journals Is magnetic topology important for heating the solar atmosphere?

2015 ◽  
Vol 373 (2042) ◽  
pp. 20140264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare E. Parnell ◽  
Julie E. H. Stevenson ◽  
James Threlfall ◽  
Sarah J. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Open Field ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Energy Losses ◽  
Wave Dissipation ◽  
Quiet Sun ◽  
Topological Features ◽  
Complex Topology ◽  
Global And Local

Magnetic fields permeate the entire solar atmosphere weaving an extremely complex pattern on both local and global scales. In order to understand the nature of this tangled web of magnetic fields, its magnetic skeleton, which forms the boundaries between topologically distinct flux domains, may be determined. The magnetic skeleton consists of null points, separatrix surfaces, spines and separators. The skeleton is often used to clearly visualize key elements of the magnetic configuration, but parts of the skeleton are also locations where currents and waves may collect and dissipate. In this review, the nature of the magnetic skeleton on both global and local scales, over solar cycle time scales, is explained. The behaviour of wave pulses in the vicinity of both nulls and separators is discussed and so too is the formation of current layers and reconnection at the same features. Each of these processes leads to heating of the solar atmosphere, but collectively do they provide enough heat, spread over a wide enough area, to explain the energy losses throughout the solar atmosphere? Here, we consider this question for the three different solar regions: active regions, open-field regions and the quiet Sun. We find that the heating of active regions and open-field regions is highly unlikely to be due to reconnection or wave dissipation at topological features, but it is possible that these may play a role in the heating of the quiet Sun. In active regions, the absence of a complex topology may play an important role in allowing large energies to build up and then, subsequently, be explosively released in the form of a solar flare. Additionally, knowledge of the intricate boundaries of open-field regions (which the magnetic skeleton provides) could be very important in determining the main acceleration mechanism(s) of the solar wind.

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