The Sun and the Heliopsphere as an Integrated System

by Giannina Poletto (Editor), Steve T. Suess (Editor)

Overview

9 MHDTurbulence in the Heliosphere: Evolution and Intermittency 253 Bruno Bavassano, Roberto Bruno and Vincenzo Carbone 1 Introduction 254 2 MHD Turbulence Evolution 255 2. 1 Ecliptic Turbulence 256 2. 2 Polar Turbulence 258 2. 3 Conclusions on Turbulence Evolution 263 3 Intermittency 264 3. 1 Probability Distribution Functions of Fluctuations and Self-similarity 269 3. 2 Radial Evolution of Intermittency 271 3. 3 Identifying Intermittent Events 273 3. 4 Conclusions on Intermittency 277 10 283 Waves and Turbulence in the Solar Corona Eckart Marsch 1 Introduction 284 2 Coronal Magnetic Field Structures 284 3 Magnetic Network Activity and Coronal Heating 287 4 Waves and Flows in Loops and Funnels 290 5 Magnetohydrodynamic Waves and Flux Tube Oscillations 293 5. 1 Observation and Theory 293 5. 2 Oscillations of Thin Flux Tubes 295 5. 3 Wave Amplitudes Versus Height from Numerical Mod- ~ 2~ 5. 4 A Standing Slow Magnetoacoustic Wave 299 6 Plasma Waves and Heating of Particles 301 7 Generation, Transfer and Dissipation of Coronal Turbulence 303 7. 1 Generation of Magnetohydrodynamic Waves 303 7. 2 Wave Energy Transfer and Turbulent Cascade 304 7. 3 Wave Dissipation in the Kinetic Domain 307 7. 4 Origin and Generation of Coronal High-Frequency Waves 308 7.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402028304
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/20/2004
Series:	Astrophysics and Space Science Library , #317
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	429
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.17(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1 Hydrogen Walls: Mass Loss of Dwarf Stars and the Young Sun.- 2 The Heliospheric Interface: Models and Observations.- 3 Radiation from the Outer Heliosphere and Beyond.- 4 Ulysses at Solar Maximum.- 5 Propagation of Energetic Particles to High Latitudes.- 6 Solar Wind Properties from IPS Observations.- 7 The Dynamically Coupled Heliosphere.- 8 A Global Picture of CMEs in the Inner Heliosphere.- 9 MHD Turbulence in the Heliosphere: Evolution and Intermittency.- 10 Waves and Turbulence in the Solar Corona.- 11 The Influence of the Chromosphere-Corona Coupling on Solar Wind and Heliospheric Parameters.- 12 Elemental Abundances in the Solar Corona.- 13 The Magnetic Field from the Solar Interior to the Heliosphere.- 14 Magnetic Reconnection.