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Whang, Y.C., Zhou, J., Lepping, R.P., Szabo, A., Fairfield, D., Kokubun, S., Ogilvie, K.W. and Fitzenreiter, R. (1998). Double discontinuity: A compound structure of slow shock and rotational discontinuity. Journal of Geophysical Research 103: doi: 10.1029/97JA03681. issn: 0148-0227. |
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This paper reports the observations of a compound structure in space plasma composed of a slow shock layer and an adjoining rotational discontinuity layer on the postshock side. The compound structure looks like a new kind of MHD discontinuity; it may be called a double discontinuity. Two dual-spacecraft observations of double discontinuities using high-resolution magnetic field data were made in interplanetary space in 1995. The first one observed from Wind and IMP 8 is composed of a reversed slow shock and a rotational discontinuity. The second one observed from Wind and Geotail is composed of a forward slow shock and a rotational discontinuity. A double discontinuity is a stable, large-scale solar wind structure. The thickness of the slow shock layer is of a few ion inertial lengths. The flow in the preshock region has a low &bgr;i value and a large shock angle. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Interplanetary Physics, Discontinuities, Interplanetary Physics, Interplanetary shocks, Space Plasma Physics, Kinetic and MHD theory, Space Plasma Physics, Shock waves |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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