MHD (magnetohydrodynamic) slow shocks in coronal and interplanetary space. Final report, 1 June 1986-31 May 1989

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7253611

Whang, Y C

The overall objective of this project is to study shock waves of the solar terrestrial medium in coronal and interplanetary space. This research will enhance our understanding on the propagation of large-amplitude disturbances from the solar corona through the interplanetary space. Work accomplished during the past three years includes: (1) a demonstrating example showing the formation of slow shock pairs associated with CMEs in a coronal environment; (2) a parametric study of slow shocks in the entire domain of a three-dimensional parameter space, the A, theta, Beta-space; (3) the large scale geometry of traveling interplanetary shocks; (4) the transition of slow shocks to fast shocks in the inner solar wind; and (5) the evolution of CME associated shocks and their interplanetary manifestations.

• Research Organization: Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
• OSTI ID: 7253611
• Report Number(s): AD-A-214725/4/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640104* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Solar Phenomena
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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AMPLITUDES
ATMOSPHERES
DISTURBANCES
DOCUMENT TYPES
FLUID MECHANICS
GEOMETRY
HYDRODYNAMICS
INTERPLANETARY SPACE
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MATHEMATICS
MECHANICS
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PROGRESS REPORT
SHOCK WAVES
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SOLAR CORONA
SOLAR WIND
SPACE
STELLAR ATMOSPHERES
STELLAR CORONAE
WAVE PROPAGATION