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Breech, B., Matthaeus, W.H., Milano, L.J. and Smith, C.W. (2003). Probability distributions of the induced electric field of the solar wind. Journal of Geophysical Research 108: doi: 10.1029/2002JA009529. issn: 0148-0227. |
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The low-frequency induced electric field in the near-Earth interplanetary medium is investigated observationally. These electric field fluctuations are associated with magnetohydrodynamic-scale fluctuations of the magnetic field and plasma velocity. Results of the study, based upon hourly samples with variations computed relative to 4-day means, indicate that the electric field distribution is roughly exponential. More specifically, the electric field distribution is very nearly the one that is obtained from a quasi-normal turbulence model <Milano et al., 2002>. These results may be useful for particle scattering, acceleration, and turbulence. |
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Interplanetary Physics, Solar wind plasma, Interplanetary Physics, MHD waves and turbulence, Magnetospheric Physics, MHD waves and instabilities, Magnetospheric Physics, Electric fields |
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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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