Nature Communications (Aug 2017)

A Solar cycle correlation of coronal element abundances in Sun-as-a-star observations

  • David H. Brooks,
  • Deborah Baker,
  • Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi,
  • Harry P. Warren

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00328-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The Sun’s elemental composition is a vital part of understanding the processes that transport energy from the interior to the outer atmosphere. Here, the authors show that if the Sun is observed as a star, then the variation of coronal composition is highly correlated with the F10.7cm radio flux.