Solar Prominences
o beaute sans seconde SeuIe sembIabIe Ii toi SOLEIL pour tout Ie monde ... JEAN-FRANc;OIS SARASIN (1615-1654) The last decade has seen the publication of monographs covering most areas of solar activity: flares (Smith and Smith, 1963), sunspots (Bray and Loughhead, 1964) and the corona (Billings, 19...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1974, 1974
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1974 |
| Series: | Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction
- 1.1. Historical Background
- 1.2. Definitions
- 1.3. Morphological Classifications
- II. Observational Data
- 2.1. Spectra
- 2.2. Motions
- 2.3. Magnetic Fields
- 2.4. Radio, EUV and X-Ray Observations
- III. Models
- 3.1. Quiescent Prominences
- 3.2. Active Prominences
- IV. Formation of Prominences
- 4.1. Condensations
- 4.2. Injections
- 4.3. Spicules
- V. Stability of Prominences
- 5.1. Thermal Equilibrium — The Heating Problem
- 5.2. Dynamic Equilibrium — The Importance of Magnetic Fields
- 5.3. The Disparition Brusque as an Instability
- VI. Interaction of Prominences with Centers of Activity
- 6.1. The Influence of Sunspots
- 6.2. Prominence Flare Interactions
- 6.3. Interaction of Prominences with Each Other
- VII. Prominences as Part of the Corona
- 7.1. Quiescent Prominences
- 7.2. Active and Activated Prominences
- 7.3. Miscellaneous
- References
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects