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The effect of vertical oscillations with periods between 90 s and 300 s on a solar atmosphere governed by heat conduction and radiation loss is examined. The effect is found to be primarily a redistribution, rather than a net addition or subtraction, of energy within the low corona, mainly by long period (180 to 300 s) oscillations. The redistribution of energy is found to affect the time-averaged temperature and density profiles of such an atmosphere, particularly in the low corona. The amount of energy redistributed is found to increase with increasing period.
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Tavakol, R.K., Tworkowski, A.S. Redistribution of energy by vertical oscillations in the solar atmosphere. Sol Phys 71, 203–213 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00167544
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