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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Abbreviated | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Abbreviated IMF.) A term used in space weather for the magnetic field originating from the sun and carried with the [[solar wind]]. While the solar wind is radial, the IMF assumes a spiral shape (Parker spiral) beyond about 3 solar radii because of the rotation of the sun.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 14 August 2018
interplanetary magnetic field
(Abbreviated IMF.) A term used in space weather for the magnetic field originating from the sun and carried with the solar wind. While the solar wind is radial, the IMF assumes a spiral shape (Parker spiral) beyond about 3 solar radii because of the rotation of the sun.
Term edited 14 August 2018.
