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Alfvenic fluctuations in the solar wind: A case study using Ulysses measurements

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We present preliminary results of a study of solar wind Alfvénic fluctuations using magnetometer and plasma measurements from the spacecraft Ulysses. We focus on a particular case study, and use ‘wave language’ to discuss the fluctuations. The observations are consistent with a mixture of convected structures and Alfvén wave trains. Furthermore, our results tend to suggest that the Alfvénic-fluctuations propagate in the radial direction.

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  1. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Pete Riley & C. P. Sonett

  2. Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, USA

    C. P. Sonett

  3. The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, UK

    A. Balogh & R. J. Forsyth

  4. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    E. E. Scime & W. C. Feldman

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Riley, P., Sonett, C.P., Balogh, A. et al. Alfvenic fluctuations in the solar wind: A case study using Ulysses measurements. Space Sci Rev 72, 197–200 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00768779

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