On the minimum variance direction of magnetic field fluctuations in the azimuthal velocity structure of the solar wind

Details On the minimum variance direction of magnetic field fluctuations in the azimuthal velocity structure of the solar wind On the minimum variance direction of magnetic field fluctuations in the azimuthal velocity structure of the solar wind

Sep 1976

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Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 3, Sept. 1976, p. 565-568. NSF-sponsored research;

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Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetic Variations, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Solar Wind Velocity, Eigenvalues, Leading Edges, Radial Distribution, Refracted Waves, Satellite Observation, Trailing Edges, Variance (Statistics), Vector Analysis, Velocity Distribution

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The paper examines the properties of microscale magnetic field fluctuations for diverse classes of large-scale azimuthal velocity structures in the solar wind, with particular reference to the orientation of the wave normal vector for MHD waves in the interplanetary medium. It is shown that the direction of minimum variance does not exhibit any characteristic refraction pattern with respect to large-scale velocity structures in the solar wind. It is suggested that the direction of minimum variance is not indicative of the wave normal vector directions. The determination of the wave normal vector directions for the predominantly transverse MHD waves in the interplanetary medium is presently beyond the capability of single spacecraft observations.

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