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Abstract

The solar wind is a supersonic outflow of coronal plasma into interplanetary space. It is the agent that carries solar disturbances to Earth. Acceleration of the solar wind and the heating of the solar corona occur in the same region.

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Title
Rapid acceleration of the polar solar wind
Author
Grall, R R; Coles, W A; Klinglesmith, M T; Breen, A R; et al
Pages
429
Publication year
1996
Publication date
Feb 1, 1996
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/379429a0
ProQuest document ID
204479385
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Feb 1, 1996