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Decay of Solar Wind Turbulence behind Interplanetary Shocks

The Astrophysical Journal, 2017
Abstract We investigate the decay of magnetic and kinetic energies behind IP shocks with motivation to find a relaxation time when downstream turbulence reaches a usual solar wind value. We start with a case study that introduces computation techniques and quantifies a contribution of kinetic fluctuations to the general energy balance ...
Pitňa, Alexander, Šafránková, Jana, Němeček, Zdeněk, Franci, Luca   +3 more
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Third-moment descriptions of the interplanetary turbulent cascade, intermittency and back transfer [PDF]

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2015
We review some aspects of solar wind turbulence with an emphasis on the ability of the turbulence to account for the observed heating of the solar wind. Particular attention is paid to the use of structure functions in computing energy cascade rates and their general agreement with the measured thermal proton heating.
Jesse T, Coburn, Miriam A, Forman, Charles W, Smith, Bernard J, Vasquez, Julia E, Stawarz   +4 more
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Beyond Mean Solar Wind Conditions: Turbulence‐Aware Forecasting of the AE Index

Space Weather, Volume 24, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract The auroral electrojet (AE) index is a key indicator of high latitude geomagnetic activity and is widely used in operational space weather monitoring, yet forecasting AE from upstream solar wind conditions remains challenging due to nonlinear coupling, internal magnetospheric dynamics, and multiscale variability.
Cara L. Waters, Christopher H. K. Chen, Mathew J. Owens   +2 more
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Observation of Kinetic Alfvén Waves inside an Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection Magnetic Cloud at 1 au

The Astrophysical Journal
Recent advancements have significantly enhanced our grasp of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) in the heliosphere. These observations have uncovered complex kinematics and structural deformations in ICMEs, hinting at the possible generation ...
Kishor Kumbhar, Anil Raghav, Omkar Dhamane, Kalpesh Ghag, Vinit Pawaskar, Zubair Shaikh, Ankush Bhaskar, Raffaella D’Amicis, Daniele Telloni   +8 more
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Electron Scattering by Highly Oblique Quasi‐Electrostatic Chorus Waves Under Realistic Magnetospheric Conditions

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Using Van Allen Probes data (2013–2015), we report that highly oblique chorus waves frequently occur in low‐density regions where fpe/fce≈3 ${f}_{\text{pe}}/{f}_{\text{ce}}\approx 3$. These waves exhibit an electric‐to‐magnetic energy ratio PE/c2PB>0.5 $\sqrt{{P}_{\mathrm{E}}/{c}^{2}{P}_{\mathrm{B}}} > 0.5$, much higher than the typical <0.1 ${
Lixian Yang, Si Liu, Zhonglei Gao, Wenya Li, Fuliang Xiao, Zhaoguo He, Xingran Chen, Yuyue Jin, Qian He, Zhoukun Deng, Jiawen Tang   +10 more
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Modification of the Power Spectral Density of Magnetic Field Fluctuations by Quasi-perpendicular Interplanetary Shocks

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
We investigate the role of interplanetary (IP) shocks in solar wind turbulence using observations of Solar Orbiter, Parker Solar Probe, and Wind. Employing statistical analysis of quasi-perpendicular fast forward (FF) and fast reverse (FR) shocks, we ...
Byeongseon Park, Alexander Pitňa, Jana Šafránková, Zdeněk Němeček   +3 more
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Mercury's Eccentric Orbit as a Driver of Significant “Seasonal” Change in Upstream Solar Wind Forcing

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Mercury experiences the most intense and variable solar wind (SW) conditions in the solar system due to its close, eccentric orbit about the Sun. In addition to variation driven by coronal source and solar cycle, the SW arriving at Mercury varies periodically as the planet's heliocentric distance changes by over 50% per orbit.
Ryan M. Dewey, Caitriona Mary Jackman, Mathias Rojo, Lina Z. Hadid, Beatriz Sánchez‐Cano, Charles F. Bowers, Jim M. Raines, Susan T. Lepri, Stefano Livi, Jesse T. Coburn, Sae Aizawa, Yeimy J. Rivera, Weijie Sun, Jiutong Zhao, James A. Slavin, Daniel Heyner, Daragh M. Hollman, Alexander D. Shane   +17 more
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Analysis on the Turbulent Properties of Current Sheets in the Solar Wind

The Astrophysical Journal
The energy dissipation of solar wind turbulence, closely linked to solar wind heating, is a fundamental process in space physics. Previous research indicates that current sheets in the solar wind significantly influence both energy dissipation and ...
L. D. Wang, Y. Wang, F. S. Wei, X. S. Feng, B. Y. Wang, P. B. Zuo, W. Y. Zhang, X. J. Xu, Z. L. Zhou, X. J. Song   +9 more
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Physics‐Informed Neural Networks for Modeling the Martian Induced Magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 11, 16 June 2026.
Abstract Understanding the magnetic field environment around Mars and its response to upstream solar wind conditions provide key insights into the processes driving atmospheric ion escape. To date, global models of Martian induced magnetosphere have been exclusively physics‐based, relying on computationally intensive simulations. For the first time, we
Jiawei Gao, Chuanfei Dong, Chi Zhang, Yilan Qin, Simin Shekarpaz, Xinmin Li, Liang Wang, Hongyang Zhou, Abigail Tadlock   +8 more
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Turbulent Diffusion of Magnetic Field Lines in the Heliosphere

The Astrophysical Journal
Due to solar wind turbulence, Parker spirals are stochastic. The dispersion of magnetic field lines is described by a convection–diffusion equation for the field line density distribution, which is a function of the two heliographic angles in addition to
J. V. A. Joubert, R. D. Strauss, J. Light, N. E. Engelbrecht, N. H. Bian   +4 more
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