COMMISSION 10: SOLAR ACTIVITY

Commission 10 deals with solar activity in all of its forms, ranging from the smallest nanoflares to the largest coronal mass ejections. This report reviews scientific progress over the roughly two-year period ending in the middle of 2008. This has been an exciting time in solar physics, highlighted...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2008-12, Vol.4 (T27A), p.79-103
Main Authors: Klimchuk, James A., van Driel-Gesztelyi, Lidia, Schrijver, Carolus J., Melrose, Donald B., Fletcher, Lyndsay, Gopalswamy, Natchimuthuk, Harrison, Richard A., Mandrini, Cristina H., Peter, Hardi, Tsuneta, Saku, Vršnak, Bojan, Wang, Jing-Xiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Chromosphere
Contributed Papers
Coronal mass ejection
Dimming
Heliosphere
Magnetic clouds
Photosphere
Solar activity
Solar flares
Solar physics
Space exploration
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Summary:Commission 10 deals with solar activity in all of its forms, ranging from the smallest nanoflares to the largest coronal mass ejections. This report reviews scientific progress over the roughly two-year period ending in the middle of 2008. This has been an exciting time in solar physics, highlighted by the launches of the Hinode and STEREO missions late in 2006. The report is reasonably comprehensive, though it is far from exhaustive. Limited space prevents the inclusion of many significant results. The report is divided into the following sections: Photosphere and chromosphere; Transition region; Corona and coronal heating; Coronal jets; flares; Coronal mass ejection initiation; Global coronal waves and shocks; Coronal dimming; The link between low coronal CME signatures and magnetic clouds; Coronal mass ejections in the heliosphere; and Coronal mass ejections and space weather. Primary authorship is indicated at the beginning of each section.
ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921308025350