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Sibeck et al. 1997
Sibeck, D.G., Takahashi, K., Kokubun, S., Mukai, T., Ogilvie, K.W. and Szabo, A. (1997). A case study of oppositely propagating Alfvénic fluctuations in the solar wind and magnetosheath. Geophysical Research Letters 24: doi: 10.1029/97GL03263. issn: 0094-8276.

MHD solutions indicate that solar wind Alfv¿nic fluctuations striking the bow shock should launch a variety of disturbances into the magnetosheath, including both forward (antisunward) and reverse (sunward) propagating Alfv¿nic fluctuations. We present the first observational evidence of this prediction. This case study presents observations of the Wind spacecraft of Alfv¿nic fluctuations propagating antisunward along the away sector Parker spiral interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) on April 26 to 27, 1995. Simultaneous Geotail solar wind observations confirm the presence of Alfv¿nic fluctuations propagating along the spiral IMF, but Geotail magnetosheath observations indicate Alfv¿nic fluctuations propagating in the opposite direction relative to the draped, prenoon, magnetic field. The reversal in wave propagation direction at the bow shock provides striking evidence for the MHD model of waveshock interaction. ¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetosheath, Interplanetary Physics, Discontinuities, Interplanetary Physics, Planetary bow shocks
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Geophysical Research Letters
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