Propagation of corotating interaction region
Date: 07 Mar 2012
This sequence illustrates the propagation of a corotating interaction region (CIR) from Earth to Mars. A CIR is a compression region between fast- and slow-moving solar wind streams. In a study carried out by Yong Wei and collaborators, a CIR was used as a 'marker' to pinpoint the same region in the solar wind as it propagated from Earth to Mars.
Last Update: 11 Mar 2012
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