The Physics of the Solar Corona and Transition Region Reprinted from SOLAR PHYSICS, 190:1-2, 2000 edition

Marc Notes: Reprinted from Solar physics, v. 190, nos. 1-2, Dec. 1999;v. 193 nos. 1-2, v. 195, nos. 1-2, and v. 197, no. 2, 2000.; Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: Aspects of Three-Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection.- The Topological Behaviour of Stable Magnetic Separators.- Does Magnetic Flux Submerge at Flux Cancelation Sites?.- Magnetic Reconnection as the Cause of a Photospheric Canceling Feature and Mass Flows in a Filament.- Forward Modeling of the Coronal Response to Reconnection in an X-Ray Bright Point.- Different Spatial Structures between Network Regions and Active Regions Indicated by TRACE 171 A Observation.- The Global Dynamics of the High-Temperature Corona.- CME Associated with Transequatorial Loops and a Bald Patch Flare.- Long-Lived Coronal Loop Profiles from TRACE.- Inclination of Large Coronal Loops Observed by TRACE.- Structure and Dynamics of Interconnecting Loops and Coronal Holes in Active Longitudes.- Counter-Streaming Mass Flow and Transient Brightening in Active Region Loops.- High-Resolution Observations of Plasma Jets in the Solar Corona.- Dynamics of Polar Plumes Observed at the 1998 February 26 Eclipse.- Coronal Heating Events in High-Cadence TRACE Data.- Do EUV Nanoflares Account for Coronal Heating?.- Time Variability of EUV Brightenings in Coronal Loops Observed with TRACE.- Flares in Sigmoidal Coronal Structures A Case Study.- Post-Impulsive-Phase Acceleration in a Wide Range of Solar Longitudes.- Radio versus EUV/X-Ray Observations of the Solar Atmosphere.- Non-Uniqueness of Atmospheric Modeling.- Calibrated H i Lyman ? Observations with TRACE.- Measuring the Physical Properties of the Solar Corona: Results from SUMER/SOHO and TRACE.- Observations of Transition Region Plasma.- What is Moss?.- Dynamics of Transition Region Moss at High Time Resolution.- On the Sunspot Transition Region.- Variations of Photospheric Magnetic Field Associated with Flares and CMEs.- Observations of a Propagating Disturbance in TRACE.- Ion Cyclotron Waves, Instabilities and Solar Wind Heating."Publisher Marketing: Solar Physics publishes up to two Topical Issues per year that focus on areas of especially vigorous and active research. The present Topical Issue contains papers of recent results on the solar corona, as well as on the transition region and low solar wind. The majority of these papers, which were all refereed in accordance with the standards of Solar Physics, were presented in August 1999 at a workshop held in Monterey, California. The authors were offered the opportunity to present relevant parts of their contributions on an accompanying CD ROM of this Topical Issue. The Sun's magnetic field is responsible for the spectacularly dynamic and intri cate phenomenon that we call the corona. The past decade has seen an enormous increase in our understanding of this part of the solar outer atmosphere, both as a result of observations and because of rapid advances in numerical studies. The Yohkoh satellite has observed the Sun now for over eight years, producing spectac ular sequences of images that convey the complexity of the corona. The imaging and spectroscopic instruments on SOHO have added information on the cooler part of the corona. And since April of 1998 TRACE has given us very high resolution images of the 1-2 MK corona, at cadences that allow detailed observations of field oscillations, loop evolution, mass ejecta, etc." Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Schrijver, Carolus J Carolus J. Schrijver is an astrophysicist studying the causes and effects of magnetic activity of the Sun and of stars like the Sun, and the coupling of the Sun's magnetic field into the surrounding heliosphere. He obtained his doctorate in physics and astronomy at the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands in 1986, and has since worked for the University of Colorado, the U. S. National Solar Observatory, the European Space Agency and the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands. Dr Schrijver is currently principal physicist at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center, where his work focuses primarily on the magnetic field in the solar atmosphere. He is an editor or editorial board member of several journals including Solar Physics, Astronomical Notices and Living Reviews in Solar Physics, and has co-edited three other books.