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Interplanetary boundary layers at 1 au. [magnetic field measurements from explorer 34
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Burlaga, L. F. Lemaire, J. F. Turner, J. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1976 |
| Description | The structure and nature of discontinuities in the interplanetary magnetic field at 1 AU in the period March 18, 1971 to April 9, 1971, is determined by using high-resolution magnetic field measurements from Explorer 34. The discontinuities that were selected for this analysis occurred under a variety of interplanetary conditions at an average rate of 0.5/hr. This set does not include all discontinuities that were present, but the sample is large and it is probably representative. Both tangential and rotational discontinuities were identified, the ratio of TD's to RD's being approximately 3 to 1. Tangential discontinuities were observed every day, even among Alfvenic fluctuations. The structure of most of the boundary layers was simple and ordered, i.e., the magnetic field usually changed smoothly and monotonically from one side of the boundary layer to the other. |
| File Size | 7903671 |
| Page Count | 42 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760024027 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3712v679 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1976-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Explorer 34 Satellite Discontinuity Magnetohydrodynamic Waves Boundary Layers Interplanetary Magnetic Fields Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
