ULYSSES Observations of Solar Wind Plasma Parameters in the Ecliptic From 1.4 to 5.4 AU and Out of the Ecliptic

Physics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

9

Scientific paper

We report observations of radial and latitudinal gradients of Ulysses plasma parameters. The solar wind velocity increased rapidly with latitude from 0° to 35°, then remained approximately constant at higher latitudes. Solar wind density decreased rapidly from 0° to 35° of latitude, and also was approximately constant beyond that latitude. The mass flux similarly decreased away from the equator (but less than the density), whereas the momentum flux was relatively constant. The radial gradient of the entropy at high latitude indicated a value for the polytrope index of about 1.72 (close to adiabatic); the in-ecliptic estimates of radial gradients for temperature and entropy may be biased by temporal variation. A striking increase in the alpha particle-proton velocity difference with latitude is found.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

ULYSSES Observations of Solar Wind Plasma Parameters in the Ecliptic From 1.4 to 5.4 AU and Out of the Ecliptic does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with ULYSSES Observations of Solar Wind Plasma Parameters in the Ecliptic From 1.4 to 5.4 AU and Out of the Ecliptic, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and ULYSSES Observations of Solar Wind Plasma Parameters in the Ecliptic From 1.4 to 5.4 AU and Out of the Ecliptic will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1694533

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.