Published January 15, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Turbulence transport within the Heliosphere

  • 1. Department of Space Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 (United States)
  • 2. AA INAF-IAPS Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Roma (Italy)
  • 3. Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 (United States)

Description

This work continues the investigation of turbulence transport throughout the supersonic solar wind initiated in Zank et al 1996 [27] and Zank et al 2012 [20]. [20] developed a system of six coupled transport equations that describe the transport of energy corresponding to forward propagating (g) and backward propagating modes (f), the residual energy (ED), and the correlation lengths corresponding to forward propagating modes (λ), backward propagating modes (λ+), and the correlation length (λD) for residual energy. These models can be applied to both sub-Alfvénic (such as the lower corona) and super-Alfvénic (e.g., supersonic solar wind and inner heliosheath) flows. The correlation lengths calculated from our model are in good agreement with those observed. The evolution of related parameters is also calculated from 0.29 AU to 5 AU

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/577/1/012001

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
577
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[10 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
Voyager, IBEX, and the Interstellar Medium
Acronym
13. Annual International Astrophysics Conference
Dates
10 Mar 2014
Place
Myrtle Beach, SC (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47025022
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALFVEN WAVES; ASTROPHYSICS; CORRELATIONS; HELIOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; SUPERSONIC FLOW; TRANSPORT THEORY; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERES; FLUID FLOW; HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES; PHYSICS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR ATMOSPHERE; STELLAR ACTIVITY; STELLAR ATMOSPHERES; STELLAR WINDS