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On the problem of the heliospheric interface response to the cycles of the solar activity
Author(s) -
Baranov Vladimir B.,
Zaitsev Nikolay A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/1998gl900044
Subject(s) - heliosphere , bow shock (aerodynamics) , physics , shock (circulatory) , supersonic speed , solar wind , mechanics , position (finance) , flow (mathematics) , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , shock wave , plasma , medicine , finance , quantum mechanics , economics
The effects of the solar activity cycle on the problem of the solar wind interaction with the supersonic LISM flow have been investigated. Our calculations have shown that the response of the position of the termination shock to the changes of the solar wind parameters is within 12% from the mean location. The response of the heliopause (HP) is much smaller, and the response of the bow shock (BS) is negligible. The existence of the BS is also discussed. In particular, we show that the Richardson [1997] scenario in which the BS disappears because of the TS motion cannot be physically realized.