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Variations of the IMF B z component over a solar activity cycle for different regimes of solar wind formation
Author(s) -
Kovalenko V. A.,
Molodykh S. I.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.2103160205
Subject(s) - physics , component (thermodynamics) , solar wind , solar cycle , atmospheric sciences , zonal and meridional , astrophysics , meridional flow , meteorology , magnetic field , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics
Abstract The behavioural features of the IMF B z component for different solar wind velocity regimes have been studied. The study revealed a significant difference in variations of the B z component between high‐speed and low‐speed regimes. Formation mechanisms for the IMF meridional component as well as the relationship of B z with dynamical properties of the large‐scale magnetic fields on the Sun are discussed.