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MHD processes in the outer heliosphereThe magnetic field measurements from Voyager and the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) processes in the outer heliosphere are reviewed. A bibliography of the experimental and theoretical work concerning magnetic fields and plasmas observed in the outer heliosphere is given. Emphasis in this review is on basic concepts and dynamical processes involving the magnetic field. The theory that serves to explain and unify the interplanetary magnetic field and plasma observations is magnetohydrodynamics. Basic physical processes and observations that relate directly to solutions of the MHD equations are emphasized, but obtaining solutions of this complex system of equations involves various assumptions and approximations. The spatial and temporal complexity of the outer heliosphere and some approaches for dealing with this complexity are discussed.
Document ID
19840026320
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Burlaga, L. F.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1984
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-86137
NAS 1.15:86137
Report Number: NASA-TM-86137
Report Number: NAS 1.15:86137
Accession Number
84N34391
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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