The Solar Wind.pdf
The Solar Wind.pdf
The Solar Wind.pdf
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• A meridian view of the IMF– <strong>The</strong> rotation and dipole axes arealong the left edge of the figureand the solar equator ishorizontal– <strong>The</strong> dipole component of thesolar magnetic field (dashedlines) is distorted by the solarwind flow– <strong>The</strong> expected IMF is shown bysolid lines.– Beyond a distance of about 2solar radii the solar wind isstronger than the tension in thefield lines and the field lines arepulled outward– <strong>The</strong> IMF that reaches the Earthhas its foot-points rooted atmiddle latitudes– <strong>The</strong> antiparallel field lines in theequatorial plane require acurrent sheet between them.
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