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Term: high speed solar wind stream
Definition:

Streams in solar wind formed by higher speed solar wind originating from coronal holes. Higher speed streams are less tightly wound in the Parker spiral compared to slower ones, and at various distances the faster solar wind overtakes the slower wind ahead of it.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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