RADIAL EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR-WIND FROM IMP-8 TO VOYAGER-2

被引:166
作者
RICHARDSON, JD
PAULARENA, KI
LAZARUS, AJ
BELCHER, JW
机构
[1] Center for Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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10.1029/94GL03273
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Voyager 2 and IMP 8 data from 1977 through 1994 are presented and compared. Radial velocity and temperature structures remain intact over the distance from 1 to 43 AU, but density structures do not. Temperature and velocity changes are correlated and nearly in phase at 1 AU, but in the outer heliosphere temperature changes lead velocity changes by tens of days. Solar cycle variations are detected by both spacecraft, with minima in flux density and dynamic pressure near solar maxima. Differences between Voyager 2 and IMP 8 observations near the solar minimum in 1986-1987 are attributed to latitudinal gradients in solar wind properties. Solar rotation variations are often present even at 40 AU. The Voyager 2 temperature profile is best fit with a R-0.49+/-0.01 decrease, much less steep than an adiabatic profile.
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