Plasma properties of driver gas following interplanetary shocks observed by ISEE-3
Description:
Plasma fluid parameters calculated from solar wind and magnetic field data obtained on ISEE 3 were studied to determine the characteristic properties of driver gas following interplanetary shocks. Of 54 shocks observed from August 1978 to February 1980, 9 contained a well defined driver gas that was clearly identifiable by a discontinuous decrease in the average proton temperature across a tangential discontinuity. While helium enhancements were present in all of 9 of these events, only about h…
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Date:
January 1, 1982
Creator:
Zwickl, R. D.; Asbridge, J. R.; Bame, S. J.; Feldman, W. C.; Gosling, J. T. & Smith, E. J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department