Solar atmosphere

Eric R. Priest

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-46315-3_3

Solar atmosphere

Eric R. Priest^*

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There has been a revolution in understanding the nature of the Sun's atmosphere that has been stimulated by high-resolution satellite observations together with the realisation that the atmosphere is a magnetic world in which plasma interacts with magnetic fields in complex and highly nonlinear ways. We describe here the recent surprises that have arisen about the photosphere and corona especially from the SoHO satellite. Then we describe the role of the magnetic field and summarise the main properties of magnetic waves and magnetic reconnection. Finally, we discuss in some detail solar flares and the possible ways in which the solar corona is heated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Solar-Terrestrial Environment
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	55-93
Number of pages	39
ISBN (Print)	9783540463146
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46315-3_3
Publication status	Published - 2007

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