Interchange reconnection: remote sensing of solar signature and role in heliospheric magnetic flux budget

Crooker, N. U. and Owens, M. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2061-2453 (2011) Interchange reconnection: remote sensing of solar signature and role in heliospheric magnetic flux budget. Space Science Reviews, 172 (1-4). pp. 201-208. ISSN 1572-9672 doi: 10.1007/s11214-011-9748-1

Abstract/Summary

Interchange reconnection at the Sun, that is, reconnection between a doubly-connected field loop and singly-connected or open field line that extends to infinity, has important implications for the heliospheric magnetic flux budget. Recent work on the topic is reviewed, with emphasis on two aspects. The first is a possible heliospheric signature of interchange reconnection at the coronal hole boundary, where open fields meet closed loops. The second aspect concerns the means by which the heliospheric magnetic field strength reached record-lows during the recent solar minimum period. A new implication of this work is that interchange reconnection may be responsible for the puzzling, occasional coincidence of the heliospheric current sheet and the interface between fast and slow flow in the solar wind.

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Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Uncontrolled Keywords	Coronal hole boundary; Reconnection; Stream interface; Heliospheric magnetic field
Publisher	Springer
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