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This term is generally used to indicate the region where the temperature rises from chromospheric values of ≲104 K to values close to those in the inner corona. This region is observable mainly through the EUV emission lines.
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Jordan, C. (1977). Transition Region. In: Bruzek, A., Durrant, C.J. (eds) Illustrated Glossary for Solar and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1245-4_5
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