A Method for Analysing Drifting Random Patterns in Astronomy and Geophysics. The Motion of the Solar Wind Close to the Sun,
Abstract
The motion of interplanetary irregularities is derived in the range of solar elongation 6-40 solar radii from observations of interplanetary scintillation using spaced receivers at the Goldstone Deep Space Tracking Station, California. The acceleration of the irregularities is found to be consistent with that predicted for a Parker solar wind model having a coronal temperature of about 1,000,000 degrees K. There is evidence for high turbulent velocities of the irregularities which persist out to about 30 solar radii and which account for the 'high frequency tails' in the scintillation spectra observed by other workers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0716735
Entities
People
- L. T. Little
- R. D. Ekers
Organizations
- Owens Valley Radio Observatory