Sources of shocks and compressions in the high‐latitude solar wind: Ulysses

J. L. Phillips, B. E. Goldstein, J. T. Gosling, C. M. Hammond, J. T. Hoeksema, D. J. McComas

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Abstract

During its southern transit Ulysses sampled the solar wind to −80.2° latitude. Slow streamer belt wind was seen only equatorward of −35°, but its influence extended to much higher latitudes. Reverse shocks bounding the equatorial CIR were seen as far south as −58.2°. High‐latitude compressional waves showed no clear correlation with that CIR. Speed and density patterns show that solar rotational modulation persisted up to 25° poleward of the slow wind. Compressional structures at highest latitudes were probably driven by spatial or temporal variations within the southern coronal hole.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3305-3308
Number of pages4
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume22
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 1995
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geophysics
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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