SP17
Solar Corona, Solar Wind and Heliosphere

Main Organiser
Haruichi Washimi
Shonan Institute of Technology
Japan
washimi@info.shonan-it.ac.jp

Co-Organiser(s)
Ian Axford
Nagoya University
ian@axford.org

Iver Cairns
Sydney University,

Gary Zank
IGPP, University of California, Riverside,
zank@ucrac1.

Brief Description
This session will cover all aspects of the the corona, especially as the source of the solar wind, solar wind heating and acceleration and the interaction of the solar wind with the interstellar medium to form the heliosphere. Cosmic ray modulation and the nature of the termination shock will be discussed.