Mass Variations of the Heliosphere: 1996-2007

T. Pinter¹, M. Rybansk², I. Dorotovic¹

¹Slovak Central Observatory, 94701 Hurbanovo, Slovak Republic
²Institute of Experimental Physics SAS, Watsonova 47, 043 53 Kosice, Slovak Republic

Variations of the global mass of heliosphere in the 23rd cycle of the solar activity are described. The results are derived from solar corona observations and from “in situ” measurement made by the space probes SOHO, VOYAGER2, ACE, WIND, and ULYSSES.