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Whang et al. 1996
Whang, Y.C., Zhou, J., Lepping, R.P. and Ogilvie, K.W. (1996). Interplanetary slow shock observed from Wind. Geophysical Research Letters 23: doi: 10.1029/96GL01358. issn: 0094-8276.

Observations of interplanetary slow shocks near 1 AU are rare. From the magnetic field data obtained from MFI and the proton and electron data obtained from SWE of the WIND spacecraft, we identify the observation of a reverse slow shock on December 24, 1994. The plasma &bgr; is small in preshock region. A new method is introduced to determine the best-fit solutions for both the normal of the shock surface and the coplanarity plane when the total deviation of the observed magnetic field and velocity vectors from the theory reaches a minimum. The flow conditions on both sides of the slow shock agree well with those predicted by MHD shock theory. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1996

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Space Plasma Physics, Shock waves, Interplanetary Physics, Interplanetary shocks, Interplanetary Physics, Interplanetary magnetic fields, Interplanetary Physics, Solar wind plasma
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Geophysical Research Letters
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