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Coronal Hole Solar Wind Source

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1973

Timothy Krieger1973

Science / Astronomy

Helps identify coronal holes observed from Skylab as source regions of the fast solar wind, linking dark open-field regions of the corona with high-speed streams.

Names involved

Timothy Krieger

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