Solar cycle evolution of the heliospheric magnetic field: The Ulysses legacy

被引:30
作者
Smith, E. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
Heliosphere; Magnetic field; Solar wind; Solar cycle; NORTH-SOUTH ASYMMETRY; RAPID LATITUDE SCAN; CURRENT SHEET; HELIOGRAPHIC LATITUDES; WIND SPEED; GEOMAGNETIC-ACTIVITY; SECTOR STRUCTURE; INTERPLANETARY; FLUX; SUN;
D O I
10.1016/j.jastp.2010.03.019
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Important contributions of Ulysses to understanding the solar cycle evolution of the heliospheric magnetic field (HMF) and solar wind are reviewed: a dramatic reorientation of the HMF as the solar dipole rotates between axial and equatorial orientations; solar cycle variation of the total heliospheric magnetic flux and its response to changes in solar magnetic fields; the unusual on-going solar minimum and its effects; a connection between magnetic flux and solar wind mass flux in the heliosphere and at the source; a recurrent north-south heliospheric asymmetry at solar minimum and the equatorial offset of the solar magnetic dipole. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:277 / 289
页数:13
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