Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
ICE magnetometer measurements at Comet Giacobini-Zinner and model simulations of comet-solar wind interactions are analyzed. The magnetometer data reveal the existence of intense hydromagnetic turbulence, a draping of the magnetic field lines to form a magnetotail, a weak shock, and a magnetic barrier region in the magnetosphere. The global models of the comet-solar wind interaction are described. The observed data and models are compared and good correlation is displayed.
Keywords:
ASTROPHYSICS
Type:
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276); 13; 239-242
Format:
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