Structure of the Solar Corona

dc.contributor.author	Krishan, V
dc.date.accessioned	2005-01-08T05:29:09Z
dc.date.available	2005-01-08T05:29:09Z
dc.date.issued	1988
dc.identifier.citation	Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletins Series A, Vol. 9, pp. 81-88	en
dc.identifier.issn	0374-3632
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/188
dc.description.abstract	Solar eclipses established the existence of the outer region of the solar atmosphere, the solar corona, extending to several solar-radii and exhibiting open and closed magnetic field patterns. The density and the temperature of the solar corona were inferred from the optical spectrum. Through the use of coronagraphs on and above the earth and finally on the skylab and with enlarged range of spectral, spatial and temporal resolutions, a multitude of structures formed by the complex intraplay of density, temperature and magnetic field gradients, have been revealed. The morphology and dynamics of these structures which set up a link between the interior of the sun and the solar wind, are briefly described in this review.	en
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dc.publisher	Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore	en
dc.subject	Solar Corona	en
dc.subject	Solar Eclipse	en
dc.subject	Coronography	en
dc.title	Structure of the Solar Corona	en
dc.type	Article	en