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Plage regions data
Plages are phenomena of stellar activity.
Where can I find openly-accessible data of plage regions of the Sun with other parameters such as faculae region, magnetic field, etc?
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Why does the transverse Alfven mode not undergo wave steepening and hence resulting in shock waves?
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I am currently working through the second edition of Introduction to Plasma Physics by Donald A. Gurnett & A. Bhattacharjee
In section 8.3.8 on page 304, they state that:
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Wave drag in the interstellar medium
In Earth's atmosphere, an object moving at supersonic or near-supersonic speed experiences wave drag due to the formation of shock waves around the object's leading edge. At high speeds, wave drag is ...
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