THE MYSTERY OF THE CHROMOSPHERE

We discuss many aspects of the solar chromosphere from an observationa l point of view, and show that most existing models are in direct cont radiction to radio and eclipse measurements. We plead for attention to the actual observed radio temperatures and density gradients, as well as images of the chromosphere. We find that the chromosphere is not i n hydrostatic equilibrium and suggest that the support is due to the t angled intranetwork fields.