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Polar Coronal Structures

Polar Coronal Structures is a large-scale solar atmospheric phenomenon characterized by magnetically confined, bright, ray-like formations extending from the Sun's polar regions into the corona, distinguishable by their persistent, radially organized plasma density enhancements observed primarily during solar minima.

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Solar wind observations over Ulysses' first full polar orbit

D. J. McComas, B. L. Barraclough, H. O. Funsten et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2000 · 495 citations

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Weaker solar wind from the polar coronal holes and the whole Sun

D. J. McComas, R. W. Ebert, H. A. Elliott et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2008 · 476 citations · Full text

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UVCS/[ITAL]SOHO[/ITAL] Empirical Determinations of Anisotropic Velocity Distributions in the Solar Corona

J. L. Kohl, G. Noci, E. Antonucci et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1998 · 438 citations · Full text

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First results from the SOHO ultraviolet coronagraph spectrometer

J. L. Kohl, G. Noci, E. Antonucci et al. · Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) · 1997 · 376 citations

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Observation of Quasi-periodic Compressive Waves in Solar Polar Plumes

C. E. DeForest, J. B. Gurman · The Astrophysical Journal · 1998 · 369 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DJ
    D. J. McComas

    Southwest Research Institute, United States

    16 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. BE
    B. E. Goldstein

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    12 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. SR
    S. R. Habbal

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. JT
    J. T. Gosling

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States

    10 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. NR
    N. R. Sheeley

    United States Naval Research Laboratory, United States

    9 publications · 682 citations

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230

  1. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    20 h-index

    53 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    17 h-index

    37 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    75 publications

    15.8K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

    Göttingen, Germany

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    15 h-index

    20 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    12 h-index

    30 publications

    4.4K citations

  8. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    12 h-index

    26 publications

    2.3K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 84 publications · 5.4K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    28 publications · 3K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 33 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. Solar Physics

    30 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    20 publications · 751 citations

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