Interplanetary scintillation observations of interaction regions in the solar wind

Breen, A. R.; Moran, P. J.; Varley, C. A.; Wilkinson, W. P.; Williams, P. J. S.; Coles, W. A.; Lecinski, A.; Markkanen, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-998-1265-5

Articles | Volume 16, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-998-1265-5

Special issue:

VIIIe EISCAT

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-998-1265-5

Articles | Volume 16, issue 10

31 Oct 1998

Interplanetary scintillation observations of interaction regions in the solar wind

A. R. Breen, P. J. Moran, C. A. Varley, W. P. Wilkinson, P. J. S. Williams, W. A. Coles, A. Lecinski, and J. Markkanen

Abstract. Co-rotating interaction regions (CIRs) between fast and slow streams of plasma are a prominent feature of the solar wind. Measurements of interplanetary scintillation (IPS) using the three widely separated antennas of the EISCAT facility have been used to detect the compression regions at the leading edges of interaction regions and to determine the location and velocity of the structure. Observations show that interaction regions have developed as close to the Sun as 25–30 solar radii, a result supported by theoretical modelling which shows that the conditions needed for CIRs to develop exist inside 30 solar radii.

Key words. EISCAT · Interplanetary scintillation · Solar Wind