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Observations of coronal holes, solar wind streams, and geomagnetic disturbances during 1973–1976 are compared in a 27-day pictorial format which shows their long-term evolution. The results leave little doubt that coronal holes are related to the high-speed streams and their associated recurrent geomagnetic disturbances. In particular, these observations strongly support the hypothesis that coronal holes are the solar origin of the high-speed streams observed in the solar wind near the ecliptic plane.
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Sheeley, N.R., Harvey, J.W. & Feldman, W.C. Coronal holes, solar wind streams, and recurrent geomagnetic disturbances: 1973–1976. Sol Phys 49, 271–278 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00162451
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