Remote sensing of Neptune's bow shock - Evidence for large-scale shock motions

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Oct 1991

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Journal of Geophysical Research Supplement (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 96, Oct. 30, 1991, p. 19,153-19,169.

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Bow Waves, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Remote Sensing, Shock Waves, Solar Planetary Interactions, Magnetic Field Configurations, Plasma Waves, Voyager 2 Spacecraft

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A remote-sensing analysis of the location and the shape of Neptune's bow shock prior to the inbound bow-shock crossing is carried out using the magnetic fields and the Voyager-2 positions at the times of specific wave events to fit the bow-shock shape to a paraboloid oriented along the X axis with standoff distance a(s) and flaring parameter b(s). Comparisons of remote-sensing results with the locations of the inbound and outbound shock crossings, solar wind ram pressure data, and independent connection analyses yielded consistent results. It is also shown that static models of Neptune's bow shock based on shock crossing data (e.g., Belcher et al., 1989; Ness et al., 1989) are not viable.

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