Simple magnetic flux balance as an indicator of Ne VIII doppler velocity partitioning in an equatorial coronal hole

We present a novel investigation into the relationship between simple estimates of magnetic flux balance and the Ne viii Doppler velocity partitioning of a large equatorial coronal hole observed by the Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emitted Radiation spectrometer (SUMER) on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory in 1999 November. We demonstrate that a considerable fraction of the large-scale Doppler velocity pattern in the coronal hole can be qualitatively described by simple measures of the local magnetic field conditions, that is, the relative imbalance of magnetic polarities and the radial distance required to balance local flux concentrations with those of opposite polarity.