Origin of the Wang–Sheeley–Arge solar wind model

Neil R. Sheeley Jr.
2017 History of Geo- and Space Sciences  
<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> A correlation between solar wind speed at Earth and the amount of magnetic field line expansion in the corona was verified in 1989 using 22 years of solar and interplanetary observations. We trace the evolution of this relationship from its birth 15 years earlier in the Skylab era to its current use as a space weather forecasting technique. This paper is the transcript of an invited talk at the joint session of the Historical Astronomy Division and the Solar
more » ... Division of the American Astronomical Society during its 224th meeting in Boston, MA, on 3 June 2014.</p>
doi:10.5194/hgss-8-21-2017 fatcat:bjjenv7wmrabhjflxggbmtvaeu