Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
The fluctuations in magnetic field and plasma velocity in solar wind, which possess many features of fully developed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, are discussed. Direct spacecraft observations from 0.3 to over 20 AU, remote sensing radio scintillation observations, numerical simulations, and various models provide complementary methods that show that the fluctuations in the wind parameters undergo significant dynamical evolution independent of whatever turbulence might exist in the solar photosphere and corona. The Cluster mission, with high time resolution particle and field measurements and its variable separation strategies, should be able to provide data for answering many questions on MHD turbulence.
Keywords:
SOLAR PHYSICS
Type:
ESA, Proceedings of the Cluster Workshops on Data Analysis Tools, and Physical Measurements and Mission-Oriented Theory; p 137-147
Format:
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