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The Lower Solar Atmosphere

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Solar Composition and its Evolution — from Core to Corona

Part of the book series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI ((SSSI,volume 5))

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This “rapporteur” report discusses the solar photosphere and low chromosphere in the context of chemical composition studies. The highly dynamical nature of the photosphere does not seem to jeopardize precise determination of solar abundances in classical fashion. It is still an open question how the highly dynamical nature of the low chromosphere contributes to first ionization potential (FIP) fractionation.

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  3. Institute of Astronomy, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland

    S. K. Solanki

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Rutten, R.J. (1998). The Lower Solar Atmosphere. In: Fröhlich, C., Huber, M.C.E., Solanki, S.K., Von Steiger, R. (eds) Solar Composition and its Evolution — from Core to Corona. Space Sciences Series of ISSI, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4820-7_24

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