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Coronal Heating Mechanisms

Coronal Heating Mechanisms is a theoretical framework in solar physics that explains the physical processes responsible for the anomalous heating of the Sun's corona to temperatures significantly exceeding those of the photosphere.

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Dynamics of the quiescent solar corona

R. Rosner, W. H. Tucker, G. S. Vaiana · The Astrophysical Journal · 1978 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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TRACE Observation of Damped Coronal Loop Oscillations: Implications for Coronal Heating

V. M. Nakariakov, L. Ofman, E. E. DeLuca et al. · Science · 1999 · 955 citations

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X-ray spectra from two-phase accretion disks

Francesco Haardt, Laura Maraschi · The Astrophysical Journal · 1993 · 880 citations

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On Solving the Coronal Heating Problem

Solar Physics · 2006 · 792 citations · Full text

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Kinetic Physics of the Solar Corona and Solar Wind

E. Marsch · Living Reviews in Solar Physics · 2006 · 730 citations · Full text

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  1. JA
    J. A. Klimchuk

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    30 publications · 2.3K citations

    26

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  2. AR
    Amy R. Winebarger

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    25 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. VH
    V. H. Hansteen

    University of Oslo, Norway

    24 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. ER
    E. R. Priest

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    25 publications · 2K citations

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  5. HP
    Harry P. Warren

    United States Naval Research Laboratory, United States

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

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Institutions

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  1. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    51 h-index

    172 publications

    12.8K citations

  2. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    46 h-index

    120 publications

    10K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    44 h-index

    201 publications

    14.3K citations

  4. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    35 h-index

    114 publications

    8.2K citations

  5. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    35 h-index

    158 publications

    9.2K citations

  6. Lockheed Martin (United States)

    Bethesda, United States

    34 h-index

    114 publications

    11.9K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    28 h-index

    119 publications

    6.2K citations

  8. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    25 h-index

    110 publications

    5.3K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 454 publications · 32.7K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    109 publications · 4.8K citations

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  3. Solar Physics

    99 publications · 4.9K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    39 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 26 publications · 1.6K citations

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