SH018
Parker Solar Probe: Changing our view of the Solar Wind
Parker Solar Probe: Changing our view of the Solar Wind
Session ID#: 79494
Session Description:
NASA's Parker Solar Probe was successfully launched August 12, 2018 and has collected data for two encounters of the Sun. The primary science goals for Parker Solar Probe are to trace the flow of energy, understand the heating of the solar corona as well as to explore the mechanisms for accelerating the solar wind. Parker will also unveil the mechanisms of coronal mass ejections and energetic particle acceleration, as well as link the magnetic field evolution from the solar interior to its consequences in terms of solar variability and space weather. This session will highlight the transformative results from this mission. This session will include results from data analysis and model comparisons that increase the understanding of the dynamics of the solar atmosphere from the base of the corona into the inner heliosphere, the origins of the solar wind and its evolution from the sun.
Index Terms:
7509 Corona [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7513 Coronal mass ejections [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7845 Particle acceleration [SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS]
7867 Wave/particle interactions [SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Kelly E Korreck, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States
Conveners: Aleida Katherine Higginson, University of Michigan, AOSS, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Adam Szabo, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Marco Velli, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Primary Liaison: Kelly E Korreck, Smithsonian Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States
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