Corotating Interaction Regions

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Freword

   1. Introduction

      • A. Balogh, J. T. Gosling, J. R. Jokipii, R. Kallenbach, H. Kunow

      Pages 1-3

3. Introductory Papers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Solar Origin and Interplanetary Evolution of Stream Interfaces

      • R. J. Forsyth, E. Marsch

      Pages 7-20

   3. Formation and Evolution of Corotating Interaction Regions and Their Three Dimensional Structure

      • J. T. Gosling, V. J. Pizzo

      Pages 21-52

   4. Voyager 2 Observations of Corotating Interaction Regions (CIRs) in the Outer Heliosphere

      • A. J. Lazarus, J. D. Richardson, R. B. Decker, F. B. McDonald

      Pages 53-59

   5. Development and Effects of Turbulence in Connection with CIRs

      • T. S. Horbury, J. M. Schmidt

      Pages 61-76

   6. CIR Associated Energetic Particles in the Inner and Middle Heliosphere

      • G. M. Mason, T. R. Sanderson

      Pages 77-90

   7. Observation of Injection and Pre-Acceleration Processes in the Slow Solar Wind

      • George Gloeckler

      Pages 91-104

   8. Injection and Acceleration Processes in Corotating Interaction Regions: Theoretical Concepts

      • Manfred Scholer

      Pages 105-114

   9. Mechansims for Latitudinal Transport of Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere

      • L. A. Fisk, J. R. Jokipii

      Pages 115-124

   10. Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays at Solar Minimum

       • B. Heber, R. A. Burger

       Pages 125-138

4. Working Group Reports

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. The Solar Origin of Corotating Interaction Regions and their Formation in the Inner Heliosphere

      • A. Balogh, V. Bothmer, N. U. Crooker, R. J. Forsyth, G. Gloeckler, A. Hewish et al.

      Pages 141-178

   3. CIR Morphology, Turbulence, Discontinuities, and Energetic Particles

      • N. U. Crooker, J. T. Gosling, V. Bothmer, R. J. Forsyth, P. R. Gazis, A. Hewish et al.

      Pages 179-220

   4. Corotating Interaction Regions at High Latitudes

      • H. Kunow, M. A. Lee, L. A. Fisk, R. J. Forsyth, B. Heber, T. S. Horbury et al.

      Pages 221-268

   5. Corotating Interaction Regions in the Outer Heliosphere

      • P. R. Gazis, F. B. McDonald, R. A. Burger, S. Chalov, R. B. Decker, J. Dwyer et al.

      Pages 269-305

   6. Modulation of Cosmic Rays and Anomalous Components by CIRs

      • R. B. McKibben, J. R. Jokipii, R. A. Burger, B. Heber, J. Kóta, F. B. McDonald et al.

      Pages 307-326

   7. Origin, Injection, and Acceleration of CIR Particles: Observations

      • G. M. Mason, R. Von Steiger, R. B. Decker, M. I. Desai, J. R. Dwyer, L. A. Fisk et al.

      Pages 327-367

   8. Origin, Injection, and Acceleration of CIR Particles: Theory

      • M. Scholer, G. Mann, S. Chalov, M. I. Desai, L. A. Fisk, J. R. Jokipii et al.

      Pages 369-399

A Corotating Interaction Region (CIR) is the result of the interaction of fast solar wind with slower solar wind ahead. CIRs have a very large three-dimensional ex­ tent and are the dominant large-scale structure in the heliosphere on the declining and minimum phase of the solar activity cycle. Until recently, however, CIRs could only be observed close to the ecliptic plane, and their three-dimensional structure was therefore not obvious to observers and theoreticians alike. Ulysses was the first spacecraft allowing direct exploration of the third dimen­ sion of the heliosphere. Since 1992, when it has entered a polar orbit that takes it 0 up to 80 latitude, the spacecraft's performance has been flawless and the mission has provided excellent data from a superbly matched set of instruments. Perhaps the most exciting observation during Ulysses' first passage towards the south pole of the Sun was a strong and long lasting CIR whose energetic particle effects were observed up to unexpectedly high latitudes. These observations, documented in a number of publications, stimulated considerable new theoretical work.

• Corona
• Heliosphere
• Planet
• Solar wind
• solar

• The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, UK

  A. Balogh

• Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D466, Los Alamos, USA

  J. T. Gosling

• Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

  J. R. Jokipii

• International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland

  R. Kallenbach

• Extraterrestrische Physik, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany

  H. Kunow

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