Coronal mass ejections: Initiation and detection

Coronal mass ejections: Initiation and detection

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale magnetic structures expelled from the Sun due to MHD processes involving interaction between plasma and magnetic field in closed field regions. I provide a summary of the observational signatures and current models on CME initiation. I also discuss the m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advances in space research 2003, Vol.31 (4), p.869-881
1. Verfasser: Gopalswamy, N.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale magnetic structures expelled from the Sun due to MHD processes involving interaction between plasma and magnetic field in closed field regions. I provide a summary of the observational signatures and current models on CME initiation. I also discuss the multiwavelength signatures of CMEs, which have helped us obtain a global picture of the CME phenomenon in the inner heliosphere.
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00888-8