Evidence of a large-scale gradient in the solar wind velocity

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May 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.2123r&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, May 1, 1976, p. 2123-2134.

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Satellite Observation, Solar Wind Velocity, Velocity Distribution, Earth Magnetosphere, Explorer 33 Satellite, Explorer 34 Satellite, Explorer 35 Satellite, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Mariner 5 Space Probe, Plasma Diagnostics, Velocity Measurement

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Measurements of the solar wind velocity are compared at two widely separated locations, using plasma data obtained by Mariner 5, en route to Venus, and with the near-earth satellites Explorer 33, 34, and 35. A previous study of the propagation of interplanetary sector boundaries between Mariner and the earth had implied the existence of large scale velocity gradient which was interpreted as a latitude gradient of approximately 13 km/sec per degree of latitude. The results of the present investigation in which the earlier results were extended to the overall solar wind, without regard to the presence of sector boundaries, suggests that a latitude dependence of the solar wind velocity is the most plausible interpretation of the large-scale velocity gradient.

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