Solar wind velocity and corrections

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The solar wind velocity at 1 AU is approximately 400 km/sec, but this value is an average and can vary significantly. The velocity distribution of the solar wind is not uniform and is influenced by solar activity, which directly affects the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. For detailed data and visualizations, resources such as the PhD dissertation by Steven Peter Joy and NASA's WIND spacecraft data are essential. These sources provide comprehensive insights into solar wind characteristics and their implications for spectroscopy measurements.

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distribution of solar wind
Greetings,

how do
- the velocity distribution of the solar wind at 1 AU
- the velocity distribution of the solar wind in our line of sight
look like?

I have found the 400 Km/sec but no further information. Is it an average values? Is this radially on the sun the same?
Links with graphs are welcome.

Last but not least:
Does the solar wind velocity play a role in the spectroscopy measurements? How?

Thank you very much.
E.
 
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The solar wind is highly variable, and variations in the solar wind can have a direct impact on the Earth's magnetosphere (and hence ionosphere). Did you do a google search? A 1-minute google search (solar wind velocity distribution site:.edu) yielded a lot of good stuff. For example, look at chapter 3 of the PhD dissertation by Steven Peter Joy:
http://www.igpp.ucla.edu/public/sjoy/

If you want to see more actual data, NASA still posts data from the WIND spacecraft .
https://wind.nasa.gov/links.php
at the bottom of the page you will see links to WIND daily summary plots and WIND 27-day summary plots. They are 27 days because that is the rotation rate of the sun.

jason
 
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