Table 1

Solar wind and turbulence properties close to (|ϕHCS| < 4°) and far from (|ϕHCS| > 4°) the heliospheric current sheet (HCS).

Property |ϕHCS | < 4° |ϕHCS| > 4°
B (nT) 56 88
ne (cm-3) 510 390
vi (km s-1) 240 300
Ti (eV) 20 55
4πρvrr2 (10−14 M yr−1) 3.1 2.1
6.0 6.0
1.2 0.68

δB* (nT) 7.0 21
0.14 0.25
0.036 0.0048
α −1.63 −1.53
σc 0.55 0.88
σr −0.12 −0.031
5.2 30
0.76 0.94
fb (Hz) 3 × 10−4 4 × 10−3

Notes. Quantities are arithmetic means, apart from those marked with *, which are geometric means.

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