The earth's foreshock, bow shock, and magnetosheath

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (United States)

OSTI ID:5027293

Onsager, T G; Thomsen, M F ^[1]

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1. USAF, Geophysics Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA (United States)

Studies directly pertaining to the earth's foreshock, bow shock, and magnetosheath are reviewed, and some comparisons are made with data on other planets. Topics considered in detail include the electron foreshock, the ion foreshock, the quasi-parallel shock, the quasi-perpendicular shock, and the magnetosheath. Information discussed spans a broad range of disciplines, from large-scale macroscopic plasma phenomena to small-scale microphysical interactions. 184 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5027293
• Report Number(s): CONF-910878--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (United States) Journal Volume: 29
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EVALUATION
FERMIONS
INTERACTIONS
ION ACOUSTIC WAVES
ION WAVES
IONS
LEPTONS
MAGNETOSHEATH
NOISE
PLASMA
PLASMA WAVES
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SHOCK WAVES
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SOLAR WIND
WHISTLERS