Shocks and storm sudden commencementsRecent gains in understanding the relationship between shocks and storm sudden commencements (SSCs) are reviewed with emphasis on spacecraft observations in general and ISEE-3 observations in particular. The topics discussed include the relation of SSC amplitude to increase in solar wind pressure, the inference of shock properties from SSC amplitudes, SSCs as representative of the transient response of the magnetosphere to a step function input, and magnetic storms accompanying shocks.
Document ID
19870052847
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Smith, E. J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Slavin, J. A. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Zwickl, R. D. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bame, S. J. (Los Alamos National Laboratory NM, United States)