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Space turbulence

2007, January 4 - 12:40pm — Greg Kontos
Features: Current EventsCritical Path Innovation: Space WeatherInstitutions: Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial PhysicsFree Tagging: magnetosphere, solar wind

Solar Wind propagates with random fluctuations, leading to turbulence in space. This study was conducted using 4 satellites to plot turbulence in 3D. The four satellites travel in a pyramidal shape at the leading edge of the earth's magnetosphere. It is not clear who or when the study was conducted, but I am guessing the Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany had something to do with it. The experiment has been ongoing since at least 2002.


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