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Solar wind temperature and speed
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Burlaga, L. F. Ogilvie, K. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | Averaging on a time scale of several solar rotations, the solar wind proton temperature, T, increases monotonically with bulk speed V. This macroscale T-V relation does not change appreciably with solar cycle. The temperatures corresponding to intervals of increasing speed are only approximately 15% higher than those corresponding to decreasing speeds, indicating that the macroscale T-V relation is not appreciably affected by stream interactions. On a time scale of a tenth of a solar rotation, there are time dependent T(t) - V(t) relations which are closely related to the stream profiles. These T(t) - V(t) relations can meaningfully be resolved into two components - the macroscale T-V relation and systematic, time-dependent deviations from the macroscale relation. These results support the view that the macroscale T-V relation is not appreciably affected by non-steady, interplanetary processes, but is determined rather by the proton heating mechanism. |
| File Size | 829188 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730003092 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8kd6nw63 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Solar Rotation Solar Velocity Explorer 34 Satellite Satellite Observation Pioneer 4 Space Probe Solar Protons Solar Wind Plasma Temperature Plasma Heating Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
