The Sun's Global Photospheric and Coronal Magnetic Fields: Observations and Models

In this review, our present day understanding of the Sun’s global photospheric and coronal magnetic fields is discussed from both observational and theoretical viewpoints. Firstly, the large-scale properties of photospheric magnetic fields are described, along with recent advances in photospheric ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Duncan Mackay, Anthony Yeates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2012-11-01
Series:Living Reviews in Solar Physics
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Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrsp-2012-6