Yohkoh and the Origins of CMEs

With Yohkoh SXT we got our first good look at motions in the low corona, both at the limb and on the disk. Thanks to this, we are learning a great deal about how CMEs begin.

Topics. Definitions

Yohkoh sees eruptions

Yohkoh discovers X-ray dimming

Yohkoh capitalizes on sigmoids

Yohkoh sees cusps and infers reconnection

Global coronal patterns have hot components

Homing in on global waves and CMEs

Implosions are necessary

Conclusions



Courtesy M. Weber