Structured solar wind from the Sun to the boundary of the heliosphere: required measurements and simulation tools
Whitepaper #328 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: outer heliosphere; emerging opportunities.
by Elena Provornikova, Pontus Brandt, Merav Opher, Benoit Lavraud, Edward C. Roelof, Vladislav V. Izmodenov, Veerle Jasmin Sterken, Justyna Sokol, Peter Kollmann, Drew Turner, Parisa Mostafavi, Kostas Dialynas, and Mattew Hill
Published onJul 31, 2023
Structured solar wind from the Sun to the boundary of the heliosphere: required measurements and simulation tools
We outline open questions on the evolution of large-scale solar wind structures throughout the heliosphere. We recommend in-situ observations on an outward trajectory from the Sun of plasma, fields, suprathermal and energetic particles, interstellar dust, and gas. An Interstellar Probe mission would provide such measurements and enable the needed lead in understanding the solar wind evolution.
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