Coronal Hole Helps Predict Solar Wind Gusts...07/27/00

The small coronal hole indicated in this SOHO extreme ultraviolet image of the Sun could send solar wind gusts toward our planet early next week says SpaceWeather.Com.

Coronal holes are regions where the corona is dark. These features were discovered when X-ray telescopes were first flown above the earth's atmosphere to reveal the structure of the corona across the solar disc. Coronal holes are associated with "open" magnetic field lines and are often found at the Sun's poles. The high-speed solar wind is known to originate in coronal holes.

Equation:
Sunspots = Solar Flares = Magnetic Shift = Shifting Ocean and Jet Stream Currents = Extreme Weather

Mitch Battros
Producer - Earth Changes TV
http://www.earthchangesTV.com