Alternate Definitions for SectorBoundaryCrossing

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Term: SectorBoundaryCrossing
Definition:

A sector boundary crossing is a transit by aspacecraft across the heliospheric current sheet separating the dominantlyoutward (away-from-the-sun) interplanetary magnetic field of one hemisphereof the heliosphere from the dominantly inward (toward-the-sun) polarity ofthe other hemisphere. Such crossings have multi-day intervals of oppositeIMF dominant polarities on either side.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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