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The radial evolution of the solar wind, 1-10 au
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lazarus, A. J. Gazis, P. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | The interplanetary plasma and magnetic field observations from 1 to 10 AU are reviewed. Over this distance no clear reduction in average speed is seen. The range of wind speeds becomes smaller though high speed streams are still observed. The density, temperature and magnetic field profiles become dominated by the large values seen in the co-rotating interaction regions. The temperature falls more slowly than would be expected from a simple, adiabatic model. Co-rotating shocks appear beyond approximately 3 AU in Voyager data as opposed to beyond approximately 1.5 AU in the Pioneer data. Reverse shocks appear later than forward shocks; reverse shocks do not begin to appear until approximately 4 AU; reverse shocks appear to decay more rapidly than forward shocks. No clear effect due to interaction with the interstellar medium was seen in this radial range. |
| File Size | 661867 |
| Page Count | 11 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840005038 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7np6ws1b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Pioneer Space Probes Protons Shock Waves Comparison Voyager Project Variations Helios Project Solar Wind Interstellar Matter Solar Wind Velocity 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 |
