Alfvenic Fluctuations in the Solar Wind: A Case Study Using ULYSSES Measurements

Balogh, A.; Forsyth, R. J.; Scime, E. E.; Riley, Pete; Feldman, W. C.; Sonett, C. P.

United States, United Kingdom

Abstract

We present preliminary results of a study of solar wind Alfvénic fluctuations using magnetometer and plasma measurements from the spacecraft Ulysses. We focus on a particular case study, and use ‘wave language’ to discuss the fluctuations. The observations are consistent with a mixture of convected structures and Alfvén wave trains. Furthermore, our results tend to suggest that the Alfvénic-fluctuations propagate in the radial direction.

1995 Space Science Reviews
Ulysses 15