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31: 94: 1169: 647: 150: 164:. As the Sun heads toward solar maximum, the coronal holes move closer and closer to the Sun's poles. During solar maxima, the number of coronal holes decreases until the magnetic fields on the Sun reverse. Afterwards, new coronal holes appear near the new poles. The coronal holes then increase in size and number, extending farther from the poles as the Sun moves toward a solar minimum again. 209:(CMEs), which usually have a sudden onset. Because coronal holes and associated CIRs can last for several solar rotations (i.e., several months), predicting the recurrence of this type of disturbance is often possible significantly farther in advance than for CME-related disturbances. 190:. The latter originates in coronal holes and has radial flow speeds of 450–800 km/s compared to speeds of 250–450 km/s for the slow solar wind. Interactions between fast and slow solar wind streams produce stream interaction regions which, if present after a 496:
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to escape into space at a much quicker rate. This results in decreased temperature and density of the plasma at the site of a coronal hole, as well as an increased speed in the average solar wind measured in interplanetary space.
205:. The majority of moderate-intensity geomagnetic storms originate from CIRs. Typically, geomagnetic storms originating from CIRs have a gradual commencement (over hours) and are not as severe as storms caused by 77:
Streams of fast solar wind originating from coronal holes can interact with slow solar wind streams to produce co-rotating interaction regions. These regions can interact with
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of minor to moderate intensity. During solar minima, CIRs are the main cause of geomagnetic storms.
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mission were flown above the Earth's atmosphere to reveal the structure of the corona.
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compared to their surroundings. They are composed of relatively cool and tenuous
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The solar wind exists primarily in two alternating states referred to as the
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When the Sun's disk is obscured during a total solar eclipse or by a
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In the 1960s, coronal holes appeared in X-ray images taken by
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Coronal hole size and population correspond with the
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Index

Coronal holes

extreme ultraviolet
Sun's corona
ultraviolet
X-ray radiation
plasma
magnetic fields
interplanetary space
solar wind
Earth's magnetosphere
geomagnetic storms

coronagraph
total solar eclipses
helmet streamers
sounding rockets
Sydney Chris Cross radio telescope
X-ray
telescopes
Skylab
Solar cycle

soft X-ray
solar cycle
Solar wind
Space weather
solar rotation
Earth's magnetosphere
geomagnetic storms

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