Near-Earth solar wind flows and geomagnetic activity over more than four solar cycles (1963-2011)
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 11:18authored byRichardson, IG, Hilary Cane
Using observations of solar wind plasma and magnetic field parameters and additional data (e.g., geomagnetic indicies, energetic particle and cosmic ray observations), we have classified the near-Earth solar wind during 1963 to 2011 into three basic flow types: high-speed streams associatedwith coronal holes at the Sun, slow, inter-stream flows, and transient ("CME-related") flows. We discuss the cycle-to-cycle variations in solar wind parameters and structures, and geomagnetic activity, over this period, encompassingmore than four solar cycles.
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Publication title
Proceedings of the 13th International Solar Wind Conference