Solar moss patterns: Heating of coronal loops by turbulence and magnetic connection to the footpoints

• Main Authors: R. Kittinaradorn, D. Ruffolo, W. H. Matthaeus
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Sciences; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/27527

We address the origin of the patchy dark and bright emission structure, known as "moss," observed by TRACE extreme ultraviolet observations of the solar disk. Here we propose an explanation based on turbulent, patchy heat conduction from the corona into the transition region. Computer simu...