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Permutation entropy and complexity analysis of large-scale solar wind structures and streams
Emilia K. J. Kilpua
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Simon Good
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Matti Ala-Lahti
Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143, USA
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Adnane Osmane
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Venla Koikkalainen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Short summary
The solar wind is organised into slow and fast streams, interaction regions, and transient structures originating from solar eruptions. Their internal characteristics are not well understood. A more comprehensive understanding of such features can give insight itno physical processes governing their formation and evolution. Using tools from information theory, we find that the solar wind shows universal turbulent properties on smaller scales, while on larger scales, clear differences arise.
The solar wind is organised into slow and fast streams, interaction regions, and transient...
