The three-dimensional shape of the bow shock

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Dec 1979

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(European Geophysical Society, Symposium on Bow Shock, Strasbourg, France, Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1978.) Nuovo Cimento C, Serie 1, vo

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Bow Waves, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Shock Wave Profiles, Surface Geometry, Crossings, Curve Fitting, Heos A Satellite, Heos B Satellite, Least Squares Method, Satellite Observation, Three Dimensional Motion

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The bow shock statistics of the Fairfield (1971) data have been increased by more than a factor of five by adding the HEOS 1 and HEOS 2 shock crossings, thus deriving a true three-dimensional representation of the bow shock. These shock crossings have been used to find with a least-squares technique a conic surface that best describes the shock, and the bow shock shape has been studied as a function of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) direction. It is concluded that when the IMF has a southward component the shock is one earth radius closer to the earth than when it has a northward component.

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