Observations of interaction regions and corotating shocks between one and five AU: Pioneers 10 and 11
Abstract
Interaction regions between adjacent solar wind streams have been identified between 1 and 5 AU using Pioneer 10 and 11 magnetic field and plasma measurements. Beyond 1 AU, a relatively large fraction of the interaction regions have been found to be accompanied by either forward shocks, reverse shocks, or shock pairs. The observations are consistent with previous theoretical proposals that the interaction between adjacent streams leads to the development of corotating interplanetary shocks.
- Publication:
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Geophysical Research Letters
- Pub Date:
- March 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1029/GL003i003p00137
- Bibcode:
- 1976GeoRL...3..137S
- Keywords:
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- Plasma Dynamics;
- Shock Wave Interaction;
- Solar Rotation;
- Solar Wind;
- Interplanetary Medium;
- Pioneer 10 Space Probe;
- Pioneer 11 Space Probe;
- Plasma Diagnostics;
- Statistical Correlation;
- Particles and Fields-Interplanetary Space: Cosmic rays;
- Particles and Fields-Interplanetary Space: Shock waves;
- Particles and Fields-Interplanetary Space: Solar wind magnetic fields;
- Particles and Fields-Interplanetary Space: Solar wind plasma