Measurements of the solar wind over a wide range of heliocentric distances - a comparison of results from the first three Whole Sun Months
Abstract
Co-ordinated observations of the Sun and inner heliosphere using a large number of space- and ground-based instruments were carried out in August-September 1996, August 1998 and August-September 1999 as the first, second and third Whole Sun Months. These observations provided unprecedented cover of the Sun and inner heliosphere at solar minimum (1996) and during the rising phase of the new solar cycle (1998, 1999). In this paper we review the observations made during the three Whole Sun Months and consider the changes in the large-scale structure of the heliosphere seen over the four years.
- Publication:
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Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
- Pub Date:
- November 2000
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00090-0
- Bibcode:
- 2000JASTP..62.1527B