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Alfven waves in the solar wind.

Mariner 2 interplanetary plasma and magnetic field measurements for hydromagnetic waves /Alfven waves/ in solar wind

Neugebauer, M.↗

Geometry of the geomagnetic tail

Magnetic field measurements in geomagnetic tail from Explorers 33 and 35 indicating depressed field region centered on neutral sheet

Behannon, K. W.↗

Pressure balance across the distant magnetopause

Pressure conditions across distant magnetopause from interplanetary magnetic field measurements, comparing Pioneer 7 plasma data with Explorer 33 distant geomagnetic tail field magnitudes

Feldman, W. C.↗

Magnetic field observations of the dayside polar cusp

The magnetic field measurements made in the polar cusp region down to altitudes of about 4 earth radii are discussed. Measurements were made by the IMP 5 satellite. Measurements are characterized by unusually low magnitudes and large fluctuations. It was suggested that the low magnitudes are caused by currents of the magnetopause and the diamagnetic effect of the plasma. The transition between the magnetosheath and the cusp portion of the magnetosphere is not characterized by a well defined magnetopause as at low latitudes.

Fairfield, D. H.↗

Apollo 14 mission report.

The formal training for the crew was conducted over a time span of 20 months. The levels of vibration and oscillation, reported by earlier crews, were essentially unchanged during the launch of Apollo 14. A total of five attempts were required before docking was successfully achieved. Navigation was the most difficult problem encountered during lunar surface activities. A loose gray mantle of material covered the entire surface to an undetermined depth. Solar wind and magnetic field measurements were conducted during the time on the lunar surface.

Shepard, A. B., Jr.↗

Power spectra of the interplanetary magnetic field near the earth

Power spectra of the interplanetary magnetic field measured by near-earth satellites upstream from the earth's bow shock are free from terrestrial contamination provided the field at the satellite does not intersect the bow shock. Considerable spectral enhancement for the range of frequencies 0.01 to 1.00 Hz, due to turbulence caused by the shock, may occur if the field observed at the satellite intersects the shock. This turbulence occurs frequently in both the morning and afternoon quadrants. In the frequency band from 0.07 to 1 Hz, this noise decreases in amplitude with radial distance from the shock with an attenuation length of 4 R sub E.

Childers, D. D.↗

HEOS 1 helium observations in the solar wind

Results of alpha-particle observations performed by the European satellite HEOS 1, in the period from December 9, 1968, to April 13, 1969, and from September 6, 1969, to April 15, 1970, are presented. The average bulk velocities of protons V sub p and alpha-particles V sub alpha appear to be equal; however, due to an instrumental bias, the possibility of V sub alpha being lower than V sub p cannot be ruled out. Comparison with observations of Vela 3 and Explorer 34 satellites gives evidence of a dependence of helium abundance on the solar cycle. The problem of the stability of differences between the bulk velocities of protons and alpha-particles is investigated. The behavior of alpha-particles through interplanetary shock waves is illustrated in connection with magnetic field measurements.

Bollea, D.↗