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Hollweg, J.V. and Lee, M.A. (1989). Slow twists of solar magnetic flux tubes and the polar magnetic field of the sun. Geophysical Research Letters 16: doi: 10.1029/89GL01351. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The solar wind model of Weber and Davis (1967) is generalized to compute the heliospheric magnetic field resulting from solar rotation or a steady axisymmetric twist including a geometrical expansion which is more rapid than spherical. The calculated increase in the ratio of the toroidal to poloidal field components with heliocentric radial distance r clarifies an expression derived recently by Jokipii and Kota (1989). Magnetic field components transverse to r do not in general grow to dominate the radial component at large r. Our analysis also yields expressions for the Poynting flux associated with the steady twists. These results are regarded as indicative of the Poynting flux associated with very low frequency Alfv¿n waves, and it is shown how the Poynting flux and the spatial evolution of the wave amplitude differ from the usual WKB result. It is found that the low-frequency Poynting flux at the base of a coronal hole can be about 50 percent larger than the WKB flux inferred from spectral observations of coronal motions (e.g. Hassler et al., 1988). ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989 |
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Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Magnetic fields |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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