Wilcox, J. M., J. T. Hoeksema, and P. H. Scherrer, Origin of the warped heliospheric current sheet, Science, 209, 603-605 (1980) (ADS)
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This iconic cartoon, due originally to
Werner Heil [1] illustrates the warped
nature of the solar-wind flow as induced by solar rotation and the lack
of axisymmetry in the solar magnetic field.
A close look shows the planets intersecting the surface, which represents
the current sheet
necessary to reverse the radial field polarity.
This iconic cartoon, due originally to Werner Heil [1] illustrates the warped nature of the solar-wind flow as induced by solar rotation and the lack of axisymmetry in the solar magnetic field. A close look shows the planets intersecting the surface, which represents the current sheet necessary to reverse the radial field polarity.
[1] W. Heil