The Coronal Disturbance of 12 August 1972

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(Solar Phys.). The association of flare sprays, distortions of the overlying coronal structures and moving type IV radio bursts is a reasonable one and is well accepted despite the paucity of observational evidence. On 12 August 1972 there occurred a flare spray observed optically by both flare patrol (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) and coronagraph (High Altitude Observatory) instruments. A subsequent moving type IV radio burst was recorded on two swept frequency interferometers (Universities of Colorado and Maryland). In addition distinct changes in the K-coronal brightness at 1.6 R⊙ were measured (High Altitude Observatory K coronameter). These observations combine to form one of the most complete sequences of measurements yet recorded covering the range from the chromosphere to about 6 R⊙. The separate measurements are discussed and we show that they can be combined to form a relatively simple physical picture of the whole event.

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