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The Variable Structure of the X-ray Corona as Viewed by Yohkoh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Kazunari Shibata
Kazunari Shibata*
Affiliation:
Solar Physics Division, National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo 181, Japan

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Recent findings on the variable structure of the corona by the soft X-ray telescope on board Yohkoh are reviewed, with emphasis upon the structure and evolution of active regions, and the long term evolution of the global structure of the corona.

Type
Observational Programs for Solar and Stellar Irradiance Variability
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 143: The Sun as a Variable Star: Solar and Stellar Irradiance Variations , 1994 , pp. 89 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994

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