Distribution of LWs throughout Solar Orbiter’s trajectory observed by the RPW/TDS instrument. (a) TSWF data. Shown are the frequency of all triggered snapshots containing LWs captured between 2020 and 2021 (black), LWs associated with MHs (red), and LWs associated with RB source regions (green). Each circle represents a triggered snapshot that contains a LW. Solar Orbiter’s distance from the Sun is plotted for reference on the right axis (blue line). (b) STAT data. Shown are the median frequency of all STAT data packets containing LWs captured between 2020 and 2021 (black), data packets containing LWs associated with MHs (red), and data packets containing LWs associated with RB source regions (green). Each circle represents a data packet that contains between 1 and 16 LWs. Solar Orbiter’s distance from the Sun is plotted for reference on the right axis (blue line).