Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989georl..16.1261n&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 16, Nov. 1989, p. 1261-1264.
Physics
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Earth Rotation, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Wind, Hodographs, International Sun Earth Explorers, Magnetic Field Configurations
Scientific paper
This study examines the structures of a set of rotational discontinuities detected in the solar wind by the ISEE-3 spacecraft. It is found that the complexity of the structure increases as the angle theta between the propagation vector k and the magnetic field decreases. For rotational discontinuities that propagate at a large angle to the field with an ion (left-hand) sense of rotation, the magnetic hodograms tend to be flattened, in agreement with prior numerical simulations. When theta is large, angular 'overshoots' are often observed at one or both ends of the discontinuity. When the propagation is nearly parallel to the field (when theta is small), many different types of structure are seen, ranging from straight lines, to S-shaped curves, to complex, disorganized shapes.
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