The Compression of the Heliospheric Magnetic Structure by Interplanetary Shocks: Is the Structure at 1AU a Manifestation of Solar-Wind Turbulence or Is It Fossil Structure From the Sun?

As a test of the action of MHD turbulence in the solar wind, the compression of the heliospheric magnetic structure at 1AU by 109 interplanetary shocks is examined. In the magnetic structure the orientations of solar-wind strong current sheets are statistically examined vs. time in the downstream pl...

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Main Author: Joseph E. Borovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2020.582564/full