Abstract The ability to make simultaneous, multi-point measurements of field and plasma properties has substantially increased our knowledge of the structure and physics of collisionless shocks in space. In addition to allowing the determination of the large-scale macroscopic structure of such shocks as well as reliable estimates of shock normal direction, multi-point measurements have made it possible to measure shock thicknesses and speeds under a variety of upstream conditions. This ability has enabled a number of quantitative analyses of shock structure, including the confirmation of the dispersive whistler-mode character at low Mach numbers, the assessment of the relative importance of magnetic and electrostatic forces within the shock, and a detailed examination of possible dissipation mechanisms.
Multi-spacecraft observations of collisionless shocks
Advances in Space Research ; 8 , 9-10 ; 157-166
1989-01-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Multi-spacecraft observations of collisionless shocks
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