The Solar Wind.pdf
The Solar Wind.pdf
The Solar Wind.pdf
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• <strong>The</strong> heliospheric current sheet shows markedvariation during the solar cycle.– <strong>The</strong> “waviness” of the current sheet increases at solarmaximum.– <strong>The</strong> current sheet is rather flat during solar minimum butextends to high latitudes during solar maximum.– During solar minimum CIRs are confined to the equatorialregion but cover a wide range of latitudes during solarmaximum.– <strong>The</strong> average velocity of the solar wind is greater during solarminimum because high-speed streams are observed morefrequently and for longer times