Revealing the Sun’s Polar Magnetic Fields: The Key to Unlocking the Solar Activity Cycle
Whitepaper #404 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: space weather applications; basic research. Additional topics: other space weather; solar physics; space-based missions/projects; user-need-driven basic space weather […]
by Lisa Upton, Marc DeRosa, Don Hassler, Todd Hoeksema, Nariaki Nitta, Dean Pesnell, Gordon Petrie, Nour Raouafi, and Xudong Sun
Published onJul 31, 2023
Revealing the Sun’s Polar Magnetic Fields: The Key to Unlocking the Solar Activity Cycle
Solar polar missions to obtain precise, accurate, and comprehensive measurements of the polar magnetic fields are the essential next step for improving understanding of the dynamo and for advancing predictive capabilities on both short (Active Region evolution, flares, CMEs) and long (solar cycle) time scales.
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