A Strategy to Close Key Questions about the Middle Solar Corona During this Decade
Whitepaper #360 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: solar physics; system science.
by Daniel Seaton, Matthew West, David Wexler, Chris Gilly, Jason Kooi, Emily Mason, James Mason, Laurel Rachmeler, Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, Yeimy Rivera, John Raymond, Katharine K. Reeves, Leon Golub, Samuel Van Kooten, Angelos Vourlidas, Adam Kobelski, Cooper Downs, Amir Caspi, Katariina Nykyri, Craig DeForest, Bin Chen, Nicholeen Viall, Sabrina Savage, Nour Raouafi, Giulio Del Zanna, Yuan-Kuen Ko, Vincenzo Andretta, Silvio Giordano, Louise Harra, Sarah Gibson, Kevin Reardon, Nathalia Alzate, and Andrei Zhukov
Published onJul 31, 2023
A Strategy to Close Key Questions about the Middle Solar Corona During this Decade
We review the middle solar corona, its location and key characteristics, outline important open questions about the region, and provide strategic recommendations for research to close these questions, including prioritizing coordinated broadband spectral observations, prioritizing new radio observations, prioritizing 3D magnetic field observations, and improving data assimilation capabilities.
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